HR 5819 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act

Introduced Nov 2, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Al Lawson, Jr. D-FL

Latest action · Mar 16, 2022 Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedNov 2, 2021
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act

This bill increases the maximum amount authorized under the Home Improvements and Structural Alterations (HISA) grant program to $10,000 for veterans with a service-connected disability and $5,000 for those with disabilities that are not service-connected. The HISA grant program provides medically necessary improvements and structural alterations to veterans' (or service members') primary residence for specified purposes (e.g., allowing for entrance to their home).

The bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to increase the dollar amount of the grant in accordance with inflation as determined by the Consumer Price Index.

Cosponsors 90

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 2, 2021 to Aug 12, 2022; 42 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-IN	André Carson	Original	Nov 2, 2021
R-NY	Andrew R. Garbarino	Original	Nov 2, 2021
D-NH	Ann M. Kuster	Original	Nov 2, 2021
D-MS	Bennie G. Thompson	Original	Nov 2, 2021
R-PA	Brian K. Fitzpatrick	Original	Nov 2, 2021
R-WA	Cathy McMorris Rodgers	Original	Nov 2, 2021
D-NH	Chris Pappas	Original	Nov 2, 2021
D-IA	Cynthia Axne	Original	Nov 2, 2021
R-WA	Dan Newhouse	Original	Nov 2, 2021
R-PA	Daniel Meuser	Original	Nov 2, 2021
R-CA	David G. Valadao	Original	Nov 2, 2021
D-MD	David J. Trone	Original	Nov 2, 2021
D-RI	David N. Cicilline	Original	Nov 2, 2021
D-NV	Dina Titus	Original	Nov 2, 2021
R-NE	Don Bacon	Original	Nov 2, 2021
D-DC	Eleanor Holmes Norton	Original	Nov 2, 2021
R-NY	Elise M. Stefanik	Original	Nov 2, 2021
D-WI	Gwen Moore	Original	Nov 2, 2021
R-PR	Jenniffer González-Colón	Original	Nov 2, 2021
D-CT	John B. Larson	Original	Nov 2, 2021
R-FL	John H. Rutherford	Original	Nov 2, 2021
R-LA	Julia Letlow	Original	Nov 2, 2021
R-FL	Kat Cammack	Original	Nov 2, 2021
D-FL	Kathy Castor	Original	Nov 2, 2021
D-CA	Lucille Roybal-Allard	Original	Nov 2, 2021
D-PA	Madeleine Dean	Original	Nov 2, 2021
D-IL	Marie Newman	Original	Nov 2, 2021
D-WA	Marilyn Strickland	Original	Nov 2, 2021
D-NM	Melanie A. Stansbury	Original	Nov 2, 2021
D-PA	Michael F. Doyle	Original	Nov 2, 2021
R-OH	Michael R. Turner	Original	Nov 2, 2021
D-IL	Mike Quigley	Original	Nov 2, 2021
R-NC	Patrick T. McHenry	Original	Nov 2, 2021
D-IL	Raja Krishnamoorthi	Original	Nov 2, 2021
R-IA	Randy Feenstra	Original	Nov 2, 2021
D-AZ	Raúl M. Grijalva	Original	Nov 2, 2021
D-CA	Scott H. Peters	Original	Nov 2, 2021
R-OK	Stephanie I. Bice	Original	Nov 2, 2021
R-MS	Steven M. Palazzo	Original	Nov 2, 2021
D-AZ	Tom O'Halleran	Original	Nov 2, 2021
R-SC	William R. Timmons IV	Original	Nov 2, 2021
R-CA	Young Kim	Original	Nov 2, 2021
D-CA	Pete Aguilar		Nov 9, 2021
R-FL	Byron Donalds		Nov 15, 2021
R-WV	David B. McKinley		Nov 15, 2021
D-PA	Dwight Evans		Nov 15, 2021
D-DE	Lisa Blunt Rochester		Nov 17, 2021
D-HI	Ed Case		Nov 23, 2021
D-CA	Julia Brownley		Nov 23, 2021
D-GU	Michael F. Q. San Nicolas		Nov 23, 2021
R-FL	Scott Franklin		Nov 23, 2021
R-MI	Tim Walberg		Dec 1, 2021
D-TX	Colin Z. Allred		Dec 2, 2021
D-CO	Joe Neguse		Dec 2, 2021
R-MI	John R. Moolenaar		Dec 8, 2021
R-MI	Lisa C. McClain		Dec 9, 2021
R-NY	Nicole Malliotakis		Dec 13, 2021
D-CA	Eric Swalwell		Dec 14, 2021
D-CT	Joe Courtney		Jan 6, 2022
R-MS	Trent Kelly		Jan 13, 2022
D-CA	Josh Harder		Jan 19, 2022
D-MA	William R. Keating		Jan 19, 2022
D-WI	Mark Pocan		Jan 25, 2022
D-OH	Tim Ryan		Jan 25, 2022
D-NJ	Albio Sires		Feb 1, 2022
D-WA	Rick Larsen		Feb 1, 2022
D-CA	Zoe Lofgren		Feb 1, 2022
D-WA	Derek Kilmer		Feb 2, 2022
D-OR	Earl Blumenauer		Feb 2, 2022
R-FL	Bill Posey		Feb 4, 2022
R-NC	Richard Hudson		Feb 9, 2022
D-RI	James R. Langevin		Feb 15, 2022
D-MI	Rashida Tlaib		Feb 15, 2022
D-HI	Kaiali'i Kahele		Feb 22, 2022
D-FL	Darren Soto		Mar 1, 2022
D-TX	Sheila Jackson Lee		Mar 1, 2022
D-TN	Jim Cooper		Mar 2, 2022
D-MA	Richard E. Neal		Mar 15, 2022
D-FL	Val Butler Demings		Mar 15, 2022
D-AZ	Ruben Gallego		Mar 28, 2022
D-GA	Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.		Apr 6, 2022
R-FL	Maria Elvira Salazar		May 10, 2022
R-FL	Gus M. Bilirakis		May 11, 2022
D-MA	Stephen F. Lynch		May 27, 2022
R-WI	Glenn Grothman		Jun 15, 2022
D-NJ	Josh Gottheimer		Jul 26, 2022
D-NY	Mondaire Jones		Jul 26, 2022
D-PA	Susan Wild		Jul 29, 2022
D-FL	Charlie Crist		Aug 2, 2022
D-CA	Sara Jacobs		Aug 12, 2022

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Veterans' Affairs Committee	Referred Nov 2, 2021
	Health Subcommittee	Referred Dec 7, 2021Hearings Mar 16, 2022

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

Mar 16, 2022Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Dec 7, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 2, 2021Introduced in House
Nov 2, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

By Mr. LAWSON of Florida: H.R. 5819 Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article l, Section 8: To make aI1 Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 192, November 2, 2021, page H6125.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 4721	Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act	Related bill	Aug 2, 2022
HR 6912	Pooled Employer Plan Fix Act	Related bill	Mar 3, 2022

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to veterans for improvements and structural alterations furnished as part of home health services.
Short Title(s) as Introduced: Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Nov 2, 2021Introduced in House

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