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AUTO for Veterans Act

USA117th CongressS-444| Senate 
| Updated: 4/28/2021
Susan M. Collins

Susan M. Collins

Republican Senator

Maine

Cosponsors (17)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)John Boozman (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Joe Manchin (Independent)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Rob Portman (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4155
AUTO for Veterans Act
Feb 25, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Feb 25, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 28, 2021
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Oct 11, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-3304
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4155
    AUTO for Veterans Act


  • February 25, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 25, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • April 28, 2021
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.


  • October 11, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-3304
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 117-3304: AUTO for Veterans Act
  • HR 117-1361: AUTO for Veterans Act
Disability and paralysisDisability assistanceMotor vehiclesVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

AUTO for Veterans Act

USA117th CongressS-444| Senate 
| Updated: 4/28/2021
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.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4155
AUTO for Veterans Act
Feb 25, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Feb 25, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 28, 2021
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Oct 11, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-3304
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4155
    AUTO for Veterans Act


  • February 25, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 25, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • April 28, 2021
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.


  • October 11, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-3304
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Susan M. Collins

Susan M. Collins

Republican Senator

Maine

Cosponsors (17)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)John Boozman (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Joe Manchin (Independent)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Rob Portman (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 117-3304: AUTO for Veterans Act
  • HR 117-1361: AUTO for Veterans Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Disability and paralysisDisability assistanceMotor vehiclesVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation