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    <item congress="119" measure-type="hr" measure-number="2245" measure-id="id119hr2245" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2025-03-21" update-date="2025-06-25">
        <title>Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act</title>
        <summary summary-id="id119hr2245v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2025-06-25">
            <action-date>2025-03-21</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act</strong></p><p>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 a veteran's (or service member's) primary residence for specified purposes (e.g., allowing for entrance to their home).</p><p>The bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to increase the maximum dollar amount of the grant in accordance with inflation as determined by the Consumer Price Index.</p>]]></summary-text>
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