{"bill":{"id":"119-s-3138","congress":119,"type":"S","number":3138,"title":"Veterans SPORT Act","originChamber":"Senate","introducedDate":"2025-11-06","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"B001299","fullName":"Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN]","party":"R","state":"IN","district":null}],"cosponsorsCount":4,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-03-18","text":"Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably."},"policyArea":"Armed Forces and National Security","subjects":["Athletes","Health technology, devices, supplies","Outdoor recreation","Veterans' medical care"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-03-18","text":"Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-11-06","text":"Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-11-06","text":"Introduced in Senate","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Veterans Supporting Prosthetics Opportunities and Recreational Therapy Act or the Veterans SPORT Act</strong></p><p>This bill includes adaptive prostheses and terminal devices for sports and other recreational activities within the definition of <em>medical services</em> under the laws administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Under the bill, these artificial limbs must be furnished as medical services to eligible veterans.</p>","updateDate":"2026-04-08T15:27:52Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":1574,"ts":"2026-04-19T08:22:14.190Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Veterans%20SPORT%20Act"}]}}