3.0.0 5761 2022-08-10T23:25:36Z 2022-08-10T23:25:36Z House HR 2020-02-05 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 5, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MEUSER:H.R. 5761.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates[Page H847]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2020-02-07T16:03:12Z hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Referred to 2020-02-07T16:03:12Z Referred to 2020-02-05T15:01:10Z AUTO for Veterans Act 116 4155 S 2020-07-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4224-4225) Identical bill CRS 2020-02-07 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Committee 2020-02-05 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2020-02-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-02-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001204 Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] Daniel Meuser R PA 9 N B001308 Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22] Anthony Brindisi D NY 22 2020-02-05 True A000378 Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] Cynthia Axne D IA 3 2020-03-05 False C001094 Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] Paul Cook R CA 8 2020-03-05 False S001214 Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] W. Steube R FL Gregory 17 2020-03-12 False B001303 Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] Lisa Blunt Rochester D DE 0 2020-03-12 False F000454 Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] Bill Foster D IL 11 2020-03-12 False T000481 Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13] Rashida Tlaib D MI 13 2020-05-05 False V000133 Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] Jefferson Van Drew R NJ 2 2020-05-12 False C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] Matt Cartwright D PA 8 2020-06-26 False P000616 Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] Dean Phillips D MN 3 2020-09-11 False N000191 Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] Joe Neguse D CO 2 2020-10-30 False F000468 Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] Lizzie Fletcher D TX 7 2020-12-02 False Armed Forces and National Security Disability and paralysis Disability assistance Motor vehicles Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2020-02-05 Introduced in House 2020-07-23T15:46:07Z Advancing Uniform Transportation Opportunities for Veterans Act or the AUTO for Veterans Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide (or assist in providing) an eligible veteran or service member with an additional automobile or other conveyance under the VA automobile allowance and adaptive equipment program. Currently, a veteran or service member with a specified service-connected disability or impairment may not receive more than one automobile or other conveyance under the program.

The bill authorizes the additional benefit for such veterans and service members if 10 years have passed since the person last received such benefit.

]]> AUTO for Veterans Act Display Title AUTO for Veterans Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide or assist in providing an additional vehicle adapted for operation by disabled individuals to certain eligible persons. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced AUTO for Veterans Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Advancing Uniform Transportation Opportunities for Veterans Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5761ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5761ih.xml 2020-02-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.