AUTO for Veterans Act

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 if 10 years have passed since the person last received such benefit.

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Timeline

1. 25 February 2021

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 25 February 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 28 April 2021

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-137.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 25 February 2021 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 25 February 2021

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 25 February 2021

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 25 February 2021

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Sponsors

• Susan Collins · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [I-WV] · D · Sponsor
• John Boozman · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
• Maggie Hassan · D · Sponsor
• Shelley Capito · R · Cosponsor
• Christopher Coons · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] · R · Cosponsor
• Tammy Baldwin · D · Cosponsor
• Angus King · I · Cosponsor
• Jacky Rosen · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
• Sheldon Whitehouse · D · Cosponsor
• Richard Blumenthal · D · Cosponsor
• Gary Peters · D · Cosponsor
• Bernie Sanders · I · Cosponsor
• Catherine Cortez Masto · D · Cosponsor
• · ssva00 · Standing

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