DRIVE Act of 2025
- Last Action
- 5/21/2025
Actions
- 2025-05-21Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86.
- 2025-02-13Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2025-02-13Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2025-02-13 (00)
Driver Reimbursement Increase for Veteran Equity Act of 2025 or the DRIVE Act of 2025
This bill increases the mileage reimbursement rate available to beneficiaries for travel to or from Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities in connection with vocational rehabilitation, required counseling, or for the purpose of examination, treatment, or care. Specifically, the bill makes the reimbursement rate for such travel equal to or greater than the mileage reimbursement rate for government employees using private vehicles when no government vehicle is available.
The bill also requires the VA to ensure that an allowance based on mileage is paid not later than 90 days after the request is properly submitted to the VA.
Cosponsors (18)
- Alex Padilla (D-CA)
- Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)
- Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
- Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
- Tina Smith (D-MN)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)
- Cory Booker (D-NJ)
- Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)
- Michael Bennet (D-CO)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- Mike Rounds (R-SD)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
- Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
- Angus King (I-ME)
- John Fetterman (D-PA)
- Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
- Raphael Warnock (D-GA)
- Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD)
Subjects
- Transportation costs
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Veterans' medical care
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
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