# 116-hr-5761: AUTO for Veterans Act

116-hr-5761, AUTO for Veterans Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5761
- Congress: 116
- Title: AUTO for Veterans Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Introduced: 2020-02-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2020-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2020-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] (R-CA), 2020-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2020-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2020-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2020-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2020-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2020-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2020-12-02T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act
- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020
- 116-hr-1379: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-5761 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5761)

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- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5761 (as of 2025-11-18).