H.R. 5957

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5957 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5957

To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide eligibility for 
urbanized area formula grants for public transportation that services 
Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities, and for other 
purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 7, 2025

Mr. Kean introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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A BILL

To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide eligibility for 
urbanized area formula grants for public transportation that services 
Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities, and for other 
purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Connecting Veterans to Care Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE FOR OPERATING COSTS FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION THAT 
SERVICES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL 
FACILITIES.

Section 5307 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(D) by striking ``public 
transportation in an urbanized area'' and all that follows 
through the period at the end and inserting the following: 
``public transportation--
``(i) in an urbanized area with a 
population of fewer than 200,000 individuals, 
as determined by the Bureau of the Census; or
``(ii) that services a Department of 
Veterans Affairs medical facility.'';
(2) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and
(3) by inserting after subsection (g) the following:
``(h) Certification of Use of Certain Funds.--
``(1) Certification.--The recipient of financial assistance 
described in subsection (a)(1)(D)(ii) shall, not later than the 
30 days after the date on which the recipient first receives 
grant funds under this section, and each year thereafter, 
submit to the Secretary a certification that the operating 
costs will be used to provide public transportation that 
services a Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility.
``(2) Penalty.--If the Secretary finds that a recipient 
failed to provide transportation as certified to under 
paragraph (1) during a fiscal year, the Secretary shall suspend 
assistance provided under this section for such operating 
costs.''.
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