# 119-s-827: Supporting Rural Veterans Access to Healthcare Services Act

119-s-827, Supporting Rural Veterans Access to Healthcare Services Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-827
- Congress: 119
- Title: Supporting Rural Veterans Access to Healthcare Services Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-03-04
- Sponsor: Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Expands VA transportation grants to Tribal and Native Hawaiian organizations.** This bill adds those organizations as eligible recipients, keeps a $50,000 grant cap with a geography-based boost, and shifts funding for 2025–2029 to amounts set by appropriation. - Veterans in rural and off-road communities: Supports transportation projects that help veterans reach care in remote areas. Grants remain capped at $50,000 and counties with more than five off-road communities may receive up to 50% more. - Tribal and Native Hawaiian organizations: Authorizes Tribal organizations and Native Hawaiian organizations to apply for and receive grants and supplies statutory definitions for those terms. - Grant recipients and administrators: Changes the awarding language to alter who may be designated as the grant recipient, affecting how State veterans service agencies and veterans service organizations are named. - Federal funding approach: Replaces the prior $3 million per year framing for 2010–2022 with "such sums as may be necessary" for fiscal years 2025–2029, making annual funding flexible and subject to appropriation.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Changes to VA rural transport grants: mixed, high. This bill would change who can get VA transportation grants and how much each grant can be. Tribal organizations and Native Hawaiian organizations would be added as eligible applicants and those terms would be defined by reference to federal law. Most grants would be limited to $50,000 each. A coun…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026
- 119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026
- 119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-524: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-827 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/827)

## Related
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4949)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
- [119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3940)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-524: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-524)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-827 (as of 2026-04-21).