H.R. 3309

Summary

H.R. 3309, the Autonomy for All Disabled Veterans Act, was introduced in the House on May 8, 2025 by Rep. Eric Sorensen (D) with 9 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Health, and last saw action on Dec 8, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Record

Text

H.R. 3309 has 9 co-sponsors.

119 HR 3309 IH: Autonomy for All Disabled Veterans Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-05-08
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3309  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 8, 2025   Mr. Sorensen  (for himself,  Mr. Takano , and  Ms.
  Malliotakis ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
  Committee on Veterans'
        Affairs    A BILL
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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Autonomy for All Disabled Veterans Act  .
2.
Increase in amount available to disabled veterans for improvements and structural alterations furnished as part of home health services
(a)
Increase
Paragraph (2) of section 1717(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking  $6,800  and inserting  $10,000 ; and
(2)
in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking  $2,000  and inserting  $10,000 .
(b)
Effective date
The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a veteran who first applies for benefits under section 1717(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c)
Applicability
A veteran who exhausts such veteran’s eligibility for benefits under section 1717(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, before the date of the enactment of this Act, is not entitled to additional benefits under such section by reason of the amendments made by subsection (a).
3.
Adjustment for inflation
Section 1717(a) of title 38, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
(4)
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), on the first day of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall increase the dollar amounts in effect under subsection (a)(2) by a percentage equal to the percentage by which the residential home cost of construction index established under section 2102(e)(3) of this title increased during the previous fiscal year. In the event that such index does not increase during such period, the Secretary shall maintain the dollar amount in effect under subsection (a)(2) during the previous fiscal year.
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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.

Sponsors

Rep. Eric Sorensen (D) sponsors H.R. 3309, and 9 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

Eric Sorensen

Rep. · D–IL-17 · Sponsor

Introduced May 8, 2025

Nicole Malliotakis

Rep. · R–NY-11 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 8, 2025 · Original

Mark Takano

Rep. · D–CA-39 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 8, 2025 · Original

Brittany Pettersen

Rep. · D–CO-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 17, 2025

Jesus Garcia

Rep. · D–IL-4 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 20, 2025

Brian Fitzpatrick

Rep. · R–PA-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 15, 2025

Zoe Lofgren

Rep. · D–CA-18 · Co-sponsor

Joined Aug 5, 2025

Cory Mills

Rep. · R–FL-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 4, 2025

Pablo Jose Hernandez

Rep. · D–PR-0 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 18, 2026

Eugene Vindman

Rep. · D–VA-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 23, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 3309 went before 2 committees: Health Subcommittee and Veterans' Affairs.

Health Subcommittee

Health Subcommittee

Referred to · Dec 8, 2025 · 143 Bills

Veterans' Affairs

Veterans' Affairs

Referred To · May 8, 2025 · 285 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3309 has taken 3 actions since May 8, 2025, the latest on Dec 8, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 3309 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 3309 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Autonomy for All Disabled Veterans Act — Display Title
• Autonomy for All Disabled Veterans Act — Short Title(s) 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 19 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3309 in 10 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

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3309 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3309’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 3309, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 77 (Thursday, May 8, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SORENSEN:H.R. 3309.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I[Page H1945]

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