H.R. 5761: AUTO for Veterans Act
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H.R. 5761: AUTO for Veterans Act
116th Congress · introduced 2020-02-05 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2020-02-05 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
AUTO for Veterans Act
Plain 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.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
AUTO for Veterans Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] · 12 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Bill Foster (D-IL), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] reported raising $2.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr5761.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr5761 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116