NEW POLL: MIDTERM VOTERS BACK THE TAKE CARE OF AMERICA'S VETERANS ACT BY LANDSLIDE, BIPARTISAN MARGINS
Congress is considering the Take Care of America's Veterans Act (H.R. 9237 / S. 4744), a package of more than 60 bipartisan bills introduced by Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jerry Moran and House Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Bost. New national polling commissioned by Veteran Action finds that voters in both parties support the package overwhelmingly. The House has not scheduled a vote.
Veteran Action commissioned The Honest Poll to test voter support for five of the package's provisions: the Veterans' Bill of Rights Act, the Veterans' ACCESS Act, the Major Richard Star Act, the Love Lives On Act, and the Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act. Every measure draws majority support from voters in both parties. Opposition to any single measure never exceeds 15 percent.
"Congress must pass the Take Care of America's Veterans Act," says Mark Lucas, Founder and President of Veteran Action. "Voters in both parties back every provision we tested, and midterm voters reward the members who vote yes. More importantly, it is the right thing to do for our veterans."
"In years of polling, I can count on one hand the policy questions that clear 80% support," says Mark R. Mitchell, Founder and Head Pollster of The Honest Poll. "These veterans' benefits are now polling in the same range as basic American necessities like FAIR ELECTIONS. It's difficult to interpret this any other way than a no-brainer."
The survey of 1,633 registered voters finds:
The Veterans' ACCESS Act draws 85 percent support and 8 percent opposition. It is the most popular measure tested. The bill lets veterans get care in the community when the VA cannot see them in time, requires mental health screening within 48 hours, and creates an online portal for appointments and appeals. Republicans support it 90 percent, Democrats 84 percent, independents 65 percent.
The Veterans' Bill of Rights Act draws 83 percent support and 6 percent opposition. It requires the VA to tell veterans plainly and consistently what rights they already hold under current law, and to post that information at VA facilities and online.
The Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act draws 83 percent support and 8 percent opposition. It delivers the first real increase in benefits compensation since 1993 for more than 500,000 catastrophically disabled veterans and their families.
The Major Richard Star Act draws 76 percent support and 10 percent opposition. It ends the wounded warrior tax and lets combat-injured veterans medically retired with less than 20 years of service keep their full retirement pay alongside their VA disability compensation.
The Love Lives On Act draws 68 percent support and 15 percent opposition. It ends the remarriage penalty for surviving military spouses under age 55.
Voters are 62 percent more likely and 11 percent less likely to support a candidate who backs the Take Care of America's Veterans Act. That is a margin of better than five to one. Republicans and Democrats land in nearly the same place, 66 percent and 63 percent. Among independents, 45 percent say more likely and 10 percent say less likely.
Support clears 80 percent on four of the five measures. The gap between Republicans and Democrats never exceeds seven points. Eighty-one percent of voters back the underlying principle of community care access, letting veterans see an outside provider when the VA cannot see them in a timely manner.
Veterans and currently serving service members rank among the strongest supporters of the package. They back the ACCESS Act 86 percent to 12 percent and the Bill of Rights Act 88 percent to 7 percent.
Voters also reject sending the VA's own savings back to the Treasury. The VA has said it will change tinnitus and sleep apnea disability ratings regardless of what Congress does. Sixty-four percent of voters say those savings should fund new veterans' benefits. Fourteen percent say the funds should return to the general treasury. Republicans and Democrats agree exactly, 66 percent to 66 percent.
The Honest Poll surveyed 1,633 registered voters September 7-13, 2026, using SMS-to-online outreach, an online panel, and live Interactive Voice Response calls, weighted to known demographic and political benchmarks. The margin of sampling error is +/- 2.6 percentage points at 95 percent confidence, and higher for subgroups. Veteran Action sponsored the poll. The Honest Poll conducted all fieldwork, weighting, and analysis independently. Click here to view the full crosstabs.
Veteran Action is a veterans organization advocating for America First policies that strengthen national security and provide unwavering support for our veterans.