VA will pay for vehicle lifts and ramps for disabled veterans.

What it does

This bill says the VA must pay for car changes. These changes help disabled veterans drive safely. The changes are: wheelchair lifts, ramps, accessible seating, and air conditioning. The bill also moves a pension deadline from November 2031 to September 2032.

Who it affects

Disabled veterans can now get VA money for car changes. The pension deadline change affects how the VA handles payments.

One thing to notice

The bill names four car changes the VA must pay for. This list may stop the VA from saying no as often.

From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.

Where it stands

7 cosponsors: 4 Democrats, 3 Republicans.

• Feb 14, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• Feb 14, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs and Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs”
• Mar 11, 2025 — Hearing held · Congress.gov: “Subcommittee Hearings Held”
• Apr 9, 2025 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
• May 15, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 69”
• May 19, 2025 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2132)”
• May 19, 2025 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Money around this bill

4 groups reported lobbying about this bill. They filed 6 reports from Dec 2025 to Jun 2026.

Those reports show $679,800 in lobbying spending. Each report lists about 95 bills. So that money was not all for this bill.

More groups named this bill than 72% of bills with any report.

Tom Barrett, who sponsored the bill, received $1,101,876 from PACs for the 2026 election.

• Disabled American Veterans — $310,451 in 2 reports
• Paralyzed Veterans of America — $199,349 in 2 reports
• With Honor Action, Inc. — $140,000 in 1 report
• Wounded Warrior Project — $30,000 in 1 report

Lobbying is legal. These reports show who lobbied about this bill, not what changed.

Words to know

• VA — The Department of Veterans Affairs, which gives health care and money to veterans.
• pension — Money the government pays to a person each month, often after they stop working.
• accessible seating — Car seats that a person with a disability can use safely and easily.
• lobbying — Trying to influence lawmakers about a bill. Companies and groups pay people to do this.
• PACs — Groups that collect money and give it to candidates for office.
• sponsored — To sponsor a bill is to introduce it in Congress and put your name on it.