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H.R. 3304: CARS for Vets Act

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H.R. 3304: CARS for Vets Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-05-18 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-05-18 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

CARS for Vets 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 (1) if more than 25 years have passed since the person last received such benefit, or (2) beginning on the day that is 10 years after the enactment of this bill if more than 10 years have elapsed since the person most recently received such benefit. The bill also includes certain vehicle modifications (e.g., van lifts) under the definition of medical services for VA health care purposes. Additionally, the bill extends from January 14, 2031, to May 16, 2031, higher rates for certain loan fees under the VA home loan program.

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Official text

CARS for Vets Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] · 7 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3304, Advancing Uniform Transportation Opportunities for Veterans Act (2022-09-23); CBO cost estimate: CBO’s Estimate of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 3304, the Advancing Uniform Transportation Opportunities for Veterans Act (2022-09-27)

Cosponsors on this site

Mark Takano (D-CA), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] reported raising $1.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr3304 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117