United States · Bill · S
S. 416 (97th)
Veterans Automobile Assistance and Adaptive Equipment Amendments of 1981
Introduced
5 February 1981
Last action
13 July 1981 · Committee
Status
Committee on Veterans received executive comment from VA.
Sponsors
Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA], Sen. Randolph, Jennings [D-WV], Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI], Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ], Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC], Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT], Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
29 August 2025
Summary
Veterans' Automobile Assistance and Adaptive Equipment Amendments of 1981 - Increases the amount of maximum assistance the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs must provide to certain severely service-connected disabled veterans for automobile adaptive equipment. Entitles veterans suffering from ankylosis of one or both knees or hips to adaptive equipment sufficient to overcome such disability to meet State licensure requirements.
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Timeline
5 February 1981
Introduced
Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Veterans.
Source: IntroReferral
5 February 1981
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
4 May 1981
Committee
Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from OMB.
Source: Committee
5 May 1981
Committee
Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA.
Source: Committee
11 June 1981
Committee
Committee on Veterans. Hearings held.
Source: Committee
25 June 1981
Reported
Committee on Veterans. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 917 ordered to be reported.
Source: Committee
30 June 1981
Committee
Committee on Veterans received executive comment from OMB.
Source: Committee
13 July 1981
Committee
Committee on Veterans received executive comment from VA.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
1 official file
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 5 February 1981
Sponsors
- Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Randolph, Jennings [D-WV] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssva00 · Standing
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/senate-bill/416
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/97/s/416
- us · 97-s-416 · source updated 29 August 2025