S. 4744 · 119th Congress · pending

Take Care of America’s Veterans Act

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 433.

Latest official action 2026-06-11 · Unknown

The bill, briefly

Take Care of America's Veterans Act This bill addresses veterans’ benefits, health care, counseling, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) personnel, VA infrastructure, and the Veterans Community Care Program (VCCP). The bill modifies various compensation programs for veterans, including by (1) allowing concurrent receipt of disability compensation and military retired pay for certain retirees with a combat-related disability, (2) extending entitlement for various benefits and services to remarried surviving spouses, (3) increasing the rate of dependency and indemnity compensation, and (4) establishing a supplemental monthly allowance for certain disabled veterans. The bill also addresses VA education and training benefits, including by (1) modifying which independent study programs are covered under veterans’ educational assistance benefits, (2) requiring Transition Assistance Program counseling to include a presentation about VA benefits, and (3) increasing the housing allowance rate for individuals pursuing apprenticeships. The bill revises health care provisions, including by (1) expanding support and assistance provided to family caregivers, (2) extending the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program, and (3) expanding the scope of VA mental health research. Among other elements, the bill revises VA disability ratings for sleep apnea and tinnitus; exp…

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Congressional Research Service · 2026-06-10

Who reported lobbying on this bill?

Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed

The reports below name this bill and disclose an organization’s overall lobbying expenses or a firm’s client income for the period. They can cover many bills and issues. These amounts are not payments to the bill or its politicians.

DAVITA

Registrant: PARK GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, LLC · 2026 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30)

$50,000

Reported firm income from this client, all topics

Veterans

Dialysis services, HR 9237, S 4744

Lobbyists named: KRISTY PARK

Congress inferred from reporting year; verify the bill reference in the source.

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LEIDOS

Registrant: PARK GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, LLC · 2026 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30)

$20,000

Reported firm income from this client, all topics

Veterans

Disability exams, health care, HR 9237, S 4744

Lobbyists named: KRISTY PARK

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2,409 latest lobbying reports imported. Some source imports are still in progress.

Politicians behind the bill

Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.

Sponsor

Jerry Moran

Senate · KS · Republican

$399,050PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

John Boozman

Senate · AR · Republican

$288,200PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Kevin Cramer

Senate · ND · Republican

$206,812PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Marsha Blackburn

Senate · TN · Republican

$130,120PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Tim Sheehy

Senate · MT · Republican

$386,525PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Thom Tillis

Senate · NC · Republican

$950,975PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Bill Cassidy

Senate · LA · Republican

$1,221,279PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Senate · MS · Republican

$1,272,314PAC receipts · 2025–2026

7 of 7 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.

PAC donors to the listed sponsors

These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.

NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC$27,500

Tim Sheehy · Cosponsor · $10,000

Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000

Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $2,500

Cindy Hyde-Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000

The bill, briefly

Who reported lobbying on this bill?

DAVITA

LEIDOS

Politicians behind the bill

Jerry Moran

John Boozman

Kevin Cramer

Marsha Blackburn

Tim Sheehy

Thom Tillis

Bill Cassidy

Cindy Hyde-Smith

PAC donors to the listed sponsors

What happened after enactment?