H.R. 5530 · 118th Congress

VA Emergency Transportation Access Act

Introduced on Sep 18, 2023 by Mike Bost (R-IL-12). 90 cosponsors, 38 of them from another party. Latest action (Apr 16, 2024): Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Sep 18, 2023
Cosponsors
90
38 from the other party
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
Open in the Congress explorerCongress.govAlert me

Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To provide for certain limitations to the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make changes to the Department of Veterans Affairs rate of payment or reimbursement provided for transportation of veterans and other eligible individuals on special modes of transportation, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Transportation costs
  • Transportation programs funding
  • Veterans' medical care

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Mike BostR-IL-12Sponsor

Democrats · 38

Republicans · 52

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Sep 18, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Sep 18, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Sep 18, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  4. Sep 25, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  5. Mar 21, 2024 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held
  6. Apr 16, 2024 · HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  7. Apr 16, 2024 · HouseForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies; the bill may touch others, or none of these.

Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. AIR METHODS CORPORATION28 reports
    $1.3M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AIR METHODS, LLC$159.7K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 98%
  2. GLOBAL MEDICAL RESPONSE, INC.22 reports
    $3.9M reported (all issues)
  3. AMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION10 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)
  4. PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA6 reports
    $475.2K reported (all issues)
  5. Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service, Inc.6 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SUPERIOR AIR-GROUND AMBULANCE SERVICE OF MICHIGAN INCAI match · 99%
  6. Acadian Companies5 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  7. DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS5 reports
    $749.7K reported (all issues)
  8. Falck USA5 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  9. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS5 reports
    $140K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS, INC.$187.9K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  10. National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT)5 reports
    $157.1K reported (all issues)
  11. PHI Air Medical5 reports
    $400K reported (all issues)
  12. Wounded Warrior Project3 reports
    $333K reported (all issues)
  13. AIRBUS AMERICAS, INC.2 reports
    $1.3M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AIRBUS AMERICAS CUSTOMER SERVICES, INC$179.7K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 98%
  14. PHI HEALTH LLC2 reports
    $280K reported (all issues)
  15. The American Legion2 reports
    $380K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.