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S. 444 117th Congress Senate

AUTO for Veterans Act

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide or assist in providing an additional vehicle adapted fo… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill 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: March 7, 2022 Introduced by: Susan M. Collins Republican · Maine See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Disability and paralysisDisability assistanceMotor vehiclesVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 28, 2021
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Feb 25, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 25, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 28, 2021

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1361 Identical bill AUTO for Veterans Act
  • HR 3304 AUTO for Veterans Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 9 Republican 2 Independent 2
D
Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Dec 8, 2022
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 20, 2022
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Aug 6, 2022
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Mar 7, 2022
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Mar 7, 2022
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Feb 7, 2022
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Nov 1, 2021
 I
King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · May 19, 2021
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 29, 2021
 D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Mar 25, 2021
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Mar 11, 2021
Blunt, Roy
· Feb 25, 2021
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Feb 25, 2021
 D
Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Feb 25, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 444: AUTO for Veterans Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-444/
MLA
"S. 444: AUTO for Veterans Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-444/.
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S. 444, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-444/.
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