S. 827

Summary

S. 827, the Supporting Rural Veterans Access to Healthcare Services Act, was introduced in the Senate on Mar 4, 2025 by Sen. Kevin Cramer (R) with 4 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Jul 30, 2025: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Record

Text

S. 827 has 4 co-sponsors.

111 S827 IS: Supporting Rural Veterans Access to Healthcare Services Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-03-04
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 827  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   March 4, 2025   Mr. Cramer  (for himself,  Mr. King , and  Mr. Sullivan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Veterans' Affairs    A BILL
To extend and modify the transportation grant program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Supporting Rural Veterans Access to Healthcare Services Act  .
2.
Extension and modification of transportation grant program of Department of Veterans Affairs
Section 307 of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–163 ;  38 U.S.C. 1710  note) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)—
(A)
in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
(C)
Tribal organizations.
(D)
Native Hawaiian organizations.
 ;
(B)
in paragraph (3), by striking  State veterans service agency or veterans service organization awarded  and inserting  recipient of ; and
(C)
by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:
(4)
Maximum amount
(A)
In general
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the amount of a grant under this section may not exceed $50,000.
(B)
Additional amount
In the case of a county that has more than five communities that are off the road system, the amount of a grant awarded with respect to that county under this section may be increased by an amount not to exceed 50 percent of the amount specified in subparagraph (A).
 ;
(2)
in subsection (c)—
(A)
by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4); and
(B)
by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraphs:
(2)
Native Hawaiian organization
The term  Native Hawaiian organization  has the meaning given that term in section 6207 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7517 ).
(3)
Tribal organization
The term  Tribal organization  has the meaning given that term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 ).
 ; and
(3)
in subsection (d), by striking  $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2022  and inserting  such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029 .

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A bill to extend and modify the transportation grant program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. Kevin Cramer (R) sponsors S. 827, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

Kevin Cramer

Sen. · R–ND · Sponsor

Introduced Mar 4, 2025

Angus King

Sen. · I–ME · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 4, 2025 · Original

Dan Sullivan

Sen. · R–AK · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 4, 2025 · Original

Mike Rounds

Sen. · R–SD · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 3, 2025

James Justice

Sen. · R–WV · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 26, 2025

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Committees

S. 827 went before 1 committee: Veterans' Affairs.

Veterans' Affairs

Veterans' Affairs

Markup By · Jul 30, 2025

Actions

S. 827 has taken 4 actions since Mar 4, 2025, the latest on Jul 30, 2025.

Votes

S. 827 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 827 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Supporting Rural Veterans Access to Healthcare Services Act — Display Title
• Supporting Rural Veterans Access to Healthcare Services Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• A bill to extend and modify the transportation grant program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for S. 827, the latest on Sep 12, 2025.

• S. 827, Supporting Rural Veterans Access to Healthcare Services Act — 2025-09-12As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs on July 30, 2025

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 21 registered lobbyists who named S. 827 in 12 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Veterans, Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Government Issues, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs, Medicare/Medicaid, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 21.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 827 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 827’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

Legislative Subjects

S. 827 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Alaska Natives and Hawaiians to Veterans' organizations and recognition.

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com