JANUARY 2025 |  ISSUE #33 |  PVA SUPPORTER EDITION

Thanks to the relentless advocacy of PVA and our dedicated supporters, the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act has passed both the House and Senate and is now headed to the President for signing into law.

This monumental achievement marks a major step forward in providing our Veterans with the care and benefits they rightfully deserve.

Read PVA President Robert Thomas' statement about the Elizabeth Dole Bill here.

PVA ADDRESSES DOT WHEELCHAIR TRAVELER PROTECTIONS

The Department of Transportation recently unveiled new protections for individuals with disabilities in commercial air travel, ensuring they can fly with the dignity, respect, and safety they deserve.

You can read more about this huge win from PVA’s CEO Carl Blake.

These critical advancements underscore the power of advocacy and the vital support of donors like you who help make such progress possible. Your continued commitment ensures that we can keep fighting for a brighter, more equitable future for all Veterans and individuals with disabilities.

PVA is proud to have played a key role in the expansion and renovation of the Houston SCI/D Acute Care Center. Originally built in the 1980s, the renovated 40-bed facility now offers an expanded outpatient clinic, wheelchair repair shop, and increased capacity for 50 Veterans.

The project also included an upgraded heating and cooling system, improving patient comfort and eliminating previous condensation issues.

PVA IN THE NEWS

PVA's Associate Legislative Director Julie Howell Speaks at SVA National Conference in Colorado Springs, Legion.org

Forty-nine SVA National Conference attendees took part in an app-based game in Colorado Springs to test their knowledge about Veteran service organizations.

PVA Statement on DOT’s New Wheelchair User Rule Improving Air Travel for People with Mobility Disabilities, PVA.org

The publishing of this new rule is based in large part on PVA’s efforts, which included filing a petition with DOT in February 2022 to initiate rulemaking authority, and sending countless follow up letters on the topic.