Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
Latest action (Jun 11, 2026) — Read the second time. under General Orders. Calendar No. 433.
What it does
Congressional Research Service, Jun 10, 2026This bill addresses veterans’ benefits, health care, counseling, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) personnel, VA infrastructure, and the Veterans Community Care Program (VCCP).
The bill modifies various compensation programs for veterans, including by (1) allowing concurrent receipt of disability compensation and military retired pay for certain retirees with a combat-related disability, (2) extending entitlement for various benefits and services to remarried surviving spouses, (3) increasing the rate of dependency and indemnity compensation, and (4) establishing a supplemental monthly allowance for certain disabled veterans.
The bill also addresses VA education and training benefits, including by (1) modifying which independent study programs are covered under veterans’ educational assistance benefits, (2) requiring Transition Assistance Program counseling to include a presentation about VA benefits, and (3) increasing the housing allowance rate for individuals pursuing apprenticeships.
The bill revises health care provisions, including by (1) expanding support and assistance provided to family caregivers, (2) extending the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program, and (3) expanding the scope of VA mental health research.
Among other elements, the bill
revises VA disability ratings for sleep apnea and tinnitus;expands eligibility for a memorial headstone or marker for the spouse, surviving spouse, child, or dependent of a veteran or member of the Armed Forces;addresses the administration of the VCCP and codifies the eligibility standards;establishes a standardized screening process for priority or routine admission to certain mental health care programs; andaddresses VA personnel, hiring, and infrastructure matters.
Face Value
as placed on the calendarHow much of this bill its name accounts for.
- Every bill starts at100
- Areas of law−16
Amends 3 separate titles of the US Code: 5, 10, 38.
- Length−16
147 sections, against 20 before length counts against a bill.
Face Value measures reach, not honesty. A big bill can be accurately named, and a low score is not an accusation — it means the contents reach further than any short title could describe. Count it yourself ↗ How this is worked out
Who lobbied on this
2 organizationsThese organizations told Congress, in their own quarterly disclosures, that they were lobbying on this bill.
- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workerswanted it stopped
“…Workforce Initiative (No Bill Number) Support Veteran's Service Dogs (No Bill Number) Oppose Take Care of America's Veterans Act H.R. 9237, S. 4744 Support IAM Dist. 160 Federal Worker at Army reinstatement (No Bill Number)” filing ↗
- Leidos, Inc.no position stated
“…H.R. 9237/S. 4744 - Take Care of Americas Veterans Act (provisions related to license portability for contract medical…” filing ↗
Most filings say only that an organization lobbied on a bill, not which side it took — where that's the case we say so rather than guessing. Quotes are verbatim from the filing. How this is built.
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