The record

LegislationLegislation· Jan 2025
S 141 Signed into law

Sponsored by Jerry Moran (R)

Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act

Expands VA community care, home care, and caregiver support for veterans through many programs.

Tradeoff

Raises the spending limit on home-care alternatives to nursing homes from 65% to 100% of nursing home cost. Authorizes $10 million for each of 2025 and 2026 for caregiver mental health grants.

What's in it

See official bill text
S. 141, Elizabeth Dole Home Care Actwww.cbo.gov/publication/58980 · Mar 2023

The Senate passed this by on December 12, 2024. The House passed it 382-12 on December 16, 2024. The bill was then signed into law.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Jan 30, 2023)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Veterans' Affairs(Jan 30, 2023)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on Veterans' Affairs voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Feb 16, 2023)

  4. Senate · Amended

    Senator Moran's

    Agreed to by (S.Amdt. 3327 · Dec 12, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Dec 12, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  6. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Dec 16, 2024)

  7. House

    On Motion to and Pass

    Passed(Roll #504 · Dec 16, 2024)

    382 yeanay 12

  8. House

    Sent to the President

    (Dec 23, 2024)

  9. White House · Signature

    Signed

    Joe Biden (D)

  10. Enacted

    Became law(Jan 2, 2025)

Final passage· Dec 16, 2024· 118th Congress · 2023–2025