Protecting Military Bases from Connected Vehicles of Concern Act of 2025

Senate Bill

S. 2259

119th Congress

Protecting Military Bases from Connected Vehicles of Concern Act of 2025

In Committee

Introduced:Jul 10, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Dan Sullivan

Senator

Republican

AK

Cosponsors

1

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Armed Forces and National Security

Summary

This bill would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to set up a pilot program to create community-based networks to help coordinate services for veterans, such as transportation and healthcare. The program would be tested at VA facilities across the country, and the government would evaluate how it impacts veterans' access to important services.

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

SponsorDan Sullivan (R-AK)

Introduced7/10/2025

StatusRead twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

ChamberSenate

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Protecting Military Bases from Connected Vehicles of Concern Act of 2025

This bill would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to set up a pilot program to create community-based networks to help coordinate services for veterans, such as transportation and healthcare. The program would be tested at VA facilities across th

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This bill would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to set up a pilot program to create community-based networks to help coordinate services for veterans, such as transportation and healthcare. The program would be tested at VA facilities across the country, and the government would evaluate how it impacts veterans' access to important services.

Bill Number: 2259
Sponsor: Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
Introduced: 7/10/2025
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Policy Area: Armed Forces and National Security

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Fact Sheet

Title: Protecting Military Bases from Connected Vehicles of Concern Act of 2025
Bill Number: 2259
Sponsor: Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Introduced: 7/10/2025
Summary: This bill would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to set up a pilot program to create community-based networks to help coordinate services for veterans, such as transportation and healthcare. The program would be tested at VA facilities across the country, and the government would eval

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to set up a pilot program to create community-based networks to help coordinate services for veterans, such as transportation and healthcare. The program would be tested at VA facilities across the country, and the government would evaluate how it impacts veterans' access to important services.

Last updated: 12/30/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Leveraging Integrated Networks in Communities for Veterans Act or the LINC VA ActThis bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement a pilot program to establish community integration network infrastructure to provide services for veterans. Under the bill, community integration network infrastructure means infrastructure used to enable the coordination, alignment, and connection of specified entities for communication, service coordination, and referral management of services (e.g., transportation services). The pilot program must be conducted at not fewer than one VA facility in each Veterans Integrated Service Network (i.e., regional system of VA care).The Government Accountability Office must evaluate and report on the overall impact of the community integration network infrastructure established under the pilot program with respect to specified factors, such as the changes in access to health care or social services among veterans.The VA must collect, as part of routine screenings, information related to social determinants that may factor into the health of a veteran.The VA must consider data privacy and how to prevent data blocking and promote interoperability in the implementation of this bill.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Establishes a pilot program for the VA to create community-based networks to coordinate services for veterans
The networks would help connect veterans to transportation, healthcare, and other important services
The program would be tested at VA facilities in different regions of the country
The government would evaluate how the networks impact veterans' access to services
The VA must consider data privacy and interoperability in implementing the program

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

If this bill becomes law, it would directly benefit veterans by improving their access to critical services like healthcare and transportation through these new community-based networks. It could make it easier for veterans to get the support they need in their local communities. The program would be tested across the country, so veterans in different regions could see these changes.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Armed Forces and National Security

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

2259, 119th Congress (2025). "Protecting Military Bases from Connected Vehicles of Concern Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-2259

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