{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-1733","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":1733,"title":"Rural Veterans Transportation to Care Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-02-27","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"G000600","fullName":"Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3]","party":"D","state":"WA","district":3}],"cosponsorsCount":18,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-03-27","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Health."},"policyArea":"Armed Forces and National Security","subjects":["Rural conditions and development","Transportation costs","Veterans' medical care","Veterans' organizations and recognition"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-03-27","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-27","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-27","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-27","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Rural Veterans Transportation to Care Act</strong></p><p>This bill expands and makes permanent the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) grant program that provides transportation options to veterans for medical purposes.</p><p>First, the bill expands the program to cover transportation for veterans in rural areas, in addition to veterans in highly rural areas (who are already eligible under the program).</p><p>The bill also authorizes the VA to award such grants to county veterans service organizations and tribal organizations to assist veterans with transportation for medical care.</p><p>Further, the bill increases the maximum grant amount to $60,000. However, if a grant recipient is required to purchase a vehicle to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, such grant amount may be increased to not more than $80,000.</p><p>Finally, the bill defines<em> rural</em> and <em>highly rural </em>in the same manner as the terms are given under the Rural-Urban Commuting Areas (RUCA) coding system of the Department of Agriculture. RUCA uses population density and commuting patterns to assign designations.&nbsp;</p>","updateDate":"2025-12-19T09:07:03Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":849,"ts":"2026-04-15T19:16:49.162Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Rural%20Veterans%20Transportation%20to%20Care%20Act"}]}}