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S2981Referred to Committee

Veterans Prosthetics Advancement and Reform Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-10-07
Introduced
2
Cosponsors
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Type

Sponsor

Jerry Moran
Jerry Moran
Republican · KS · Senator
Votes with party: 35.5% (313 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/M000934

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (2)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)· 2025-10-15
  • Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)· 2026-02-02

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

2026-03-18

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • Senate Committee on Veterans' AffairsMarkup By · 2026-03-18

Previously

  • Veterans' Affairs CommitteeMarkup By · 2026-03-18
  • Senate Committee on Veterans' AffairsReferred To · 2025-10-07
  • Veterans' Affairs CommitteeReferred To · 2025-10-07

Plain-English Summary

This bill would improve how the Department of Veterans Affairs provides prosthetic limbs and other artificial body parts to veterans, likely by updating technology standards, streamlining the approval process, and ensuring veterans have access to more advanced prosthetic options. The changes would help veterans who have lost limbs or body parts get better-fitting, more functional devices more quickly. Veterans and the VA medical system would be the primary groups affected by these reforms.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Armed Forces and National Security
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

Related legislation

Bills by the same sponsor or covering overlapping subjects.

  • S2393Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act
    Passed Senate · 2026-06-02
  • S4498ABLE Tomorrow Act
    Referred to Committee · 2026-05-12
  • S4487Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026
    Referred to Committee · 2026-05-11
  • S3647Disabled Veterans Dignity Act of 2026
    Referred to Committee · 2026-04-29