# 119-s-1726: ASSIST Act of 2025

119-s-1726, ASSIST Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1726
- Congress: 119
- Title: ASSIST Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-05-13
- Sponsor: Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-24

## Summary

**Expands VA coverage to include medically necessary automobile adaptations.** This bill would amend Title 38 to treat specific vehicle modifications as VA medical services and would extend a pension payment limit date to September 30, 2032. - Veterans who drive or ride: Would become eligible for VA funding for medically necessary vehicle adaptations. The list in the bill includes ramp and kneeling systems, raised doors or lowered floors, raised roofs, air conditioning, occupied and unoccupied mobility lifts, ingress or egress accessibility modifications, wheelchair tiedowns, and adapted seating. - VA benefits and claims: Would amend 38 U.S.C. 1701(6)(I) to explicitly list these automobile adaptations so they count as medical services for VA benefit purposes. - Hospitalized or institutionalized veterans receiving pensions: Would amend 38 U.S.C. 5503(d)(7) by replacing the date November 30, 2031 with September 30, 2032, extending the period that certain pension payment limits apply.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), 2026-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More vehicle adaptations for veterans: benefit, high. If enacted, eligible veterans and VA medical patients would be able to get coverage for medically necessary vehicle adaptations. You would need to be a VA medical beneficiary. Adaptations would have to be for driver or passenger use and medically necessary. Examples listed include ramps and kneelin…
- Pension payment limits extended for veterans: cost, medium. If enacted, the bill would extend the date that limits certain VA pension payments. The date in law would change from November 30, 2031 to September 30, 2032. That means affected VA pension recipients would remain subject to the same payment limits for about nine more months. The change would not a…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.
- 119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.
- 119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.
- 119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former Senator for the State of Michigan.

## Sources
- [119-s-1726 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1726)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1816)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
- [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897)
- [119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham,…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-801)
- [119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former S…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-755)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1726 (as of 2026-04-24).