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SAFE STEPS for Veterans Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-668| Senate 
| Updated: 12/10/2025
Angus S. King

Angus S. King

Independent Senator

Maine

Cosponsors (2)
Mike Rounds (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This legislation establishes the Office of Falls Prevention within the Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Health Administration, led by a Chief Officer. The Office will coordinate, monitor, and improve falls prevention services for veterans, aiming to reduce falls and associated healthcare costs by developing standards of care and identifying deficiencies. The bill mandates a national public education campaign for at-risk veterans, their families, and healthcare providers, focusing on reducing falls and increasing awareness of VA benefits. It also promotes expanded clinical, research, and educational activities, including collaborative research with the National Institute on Aging on evidence-based falls prevention programs. Key provisions require the VA to update directives for safe patient handling and mobility policies , ensuring biennial training for providers and access to appropriate technology in medical facilities. Furthermore, veterans in VA nursing homes or receiving extended care services who are at risk or have fallen must receive a falls risk assessment and prevention services from a licensed physical or occupational therapist. The legislation expands the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Healthy Aging to include the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. It also directs the Secretary to assess the feasibility of a pilot program for home improvements to prevent falls and to submit a comprehensive report to Congress on existing falls prevention initiatives within the Department.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-4556
SAFE STEPS for Veterans Act of 2024
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Feb 20, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 5, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-3183
Introduced in House
Dec 10, 2025
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-4556
    SAFE STEPS for Veterans Act of 2024


  • February 20, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 20, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • May 5, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-3183
    Introduced in House


  • December 10, 2025
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 119-3183: SAFE STEPS for Veterans Act of 2025
AgingCongressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsExecutive agency funding and structureHealth personnelHealth promotion and preventive careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedical researchVeterans' medical care

SAFE STEPS for Veterans Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-668| Senate 
| Updated: 12/10/2025
This legislation establishes the Office of Falls Prevention within the Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Health Administration, led by a Chief Officer. The Office will coordinate, monitor, and improve falls prevention services for veterans, aiming to reduce falls and associated healthcare costs by developing standards of care and identifying deficiencies. The bill mandates a national public education campaign for at-risk veterans, their families, and healthcare providers, focusing on reducing falls and increasing awareness of VA benefits. It also promotes expanded clinical, research, and educational activities, including collaborative research with the National Institute on Aging on evidence-based falls prevention programs. Key provisions require the VA to update directives for safe patient handling and mobility policies , ensuring biennial training for providers and access to appropriate technology in medical facilities. Furthermore, veterans in VA nursing homes or receiving extended care services who are at risk or have fallen must receive a falls risk assessment and prevention services from a licensed physical or occupational therapist. The legislation expands the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Healthy Aging to include the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. It also directs the Secretary to assess the feasibility of a pilot program for home improvements to prevent falls and to submit a comprehensive report to Congress on existing falls prevention initiatives within the Department.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-4556
SAFE STEPS for Veterans Act of 2024
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Feb 20, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 5, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-3183
Introduced in House
Dec 10, 2025
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-4556
    SAFE STEPS for Veterans Act of 2024


  • February 20, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 20, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • May 5, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-3183
    Introduced in House


  • December 10, 2025
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Angus S. King

Angus S. King

Independent Senator

Maine

Cosponsors (2)
Mike Rounds (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 119-3183: SAFE STEPS for Veterans Act of 2025
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AgingCongressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsExecutive agency funding and structureHealth personnelHealth promotion and preventive careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedical researchVeterans' medical care