AUTO for Veterans Act
Latest action · Oct 11, 2022 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 18, 2021
- Passed HouseSep 29, 2022
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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 (1) if more than 25 years have passed since the person last received such benefit, or (2) beginning on the day that is 10 years after the enactment of this bill if more than 10 years have elapsed since the person most recently received such benefit.
The bill also includes certain vehicle modifications (e.g., van lifts) under the definition of medical services for VA health care purposes.
Additionally, the bill extends from January 14, 2031, to May 16, 2031, higher rates for certain loan fees under the VA home loan program.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 18, 2021 to Jun 22, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Jun 16, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Sep 28, 2021 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Dec 13, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Mar 17, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Tom Malinowski | Jun 21, 2022 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Jun 22, 2022 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred May 18, 2021Markup Sep 21, 2022 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Aug 2, 2021Discharged Sep 20, 2022 | |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Oct 11, 2022 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 11, 2022Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Sep 29, 2022Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1396, proceedings on H.R. 3304 are considered vacated.
- Sep 29, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 10 of H. Res. 1396, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 1638, as amended; H.R. 3304, as amended; H.R. 4081, as amended; H.R. 4821, as amended; H.R. 6889, as amended; H.R. 6967, as amended; H.R. 8163, as amended; H.R. 8510, as amended; H.R. 8681, as amended; H.R. 8875, as amended; H.R. 8956; S. 1198; and agree to the Senate amendments to H.R. 5641. (text: CR H8180)
- Sep 28, 2022Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 28, 2022Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8180-8181)
- Sep 28, 2022DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3304.
- Sep 28, 2022At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Sep 21, 2022Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 21, 2022Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Sep 20, 2022Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Discharged.
- Aug 2, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- May 18, 2021Introduced in House
- May 18, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H8280Text printed H8280 | Steny H. Hoyer D-MD | Sep 29, 2022 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8180Text printed H8180Notices H8217Estimated budget effects of H.R. 3304, Advancing Uniform Transportation Opportunities (AUTO) for Veterans ActTables H8217Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 3304, Advancing Uniform Transportation Opportunities (AUTO) for Veterans Act | Daniel Meuser R-PA, John A. Yarmuth D-KY, Mark Takano D-CA | Sep 28, 2022 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Sep 27, 2022CBO’s Estimate of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 3304, the Advancing Uniform Transportation Opportunities for Veterans ActAs Posted to the Website of the Clerk of the House on September 26, 2022
- Sep 23, 2022H.R. 3304, Advancing Uniform Transportation Opportunities for Veterans ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on September 21, 2022
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 86, May 18, 2021, page H2541.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- 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, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Care Access Resources for Veterans Act
- CARS for Vets Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- AUTO for Veterans Act
- Advancing Uniform Transportation Opportunities for Veterans Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Advancing Uniform Transportation Opportunities for Veterans Act
- AUTO for Veterans Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 11, 2022Referred in Senate
- Sep 29, 2022Engrossed in House
- May 18, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
