HR7083Referred to Committee

CRUISE Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-01-15
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1
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Tom Barrett
Tom Barrett
Republican · MI · Representative
Votes with party: 96.8% (554 recorded votes)

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Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.

2026-05-14

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Plain-English Summary

The CRUISE Act likely addresses military readiness, operations, or personnel matters within the armed forces, though the specific policy details would depend on the bill's actual provisions. Based on its status in committee review, it appears to be a defense-related measure that lawmakers are evaluating for potential passage. The bill would affect military personnel, defense operations, or national security procedures once enacted.

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Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7083 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7083 To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the process of the Department of Veterans Affairs for making payments to automobile sellers for automobiles purchased for certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2026 Mr. Barrett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the process of the Department of Veterans Affairs for making payments to automobile sellers for automobiles purchased for certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Centralized Reimbursement for Upgraded Innovative Service Equipment Act'' or the ``CRUISE Act''. SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO PROCESS FOR MAKING PAYMENTS TO AUTOMOBILE SELLERS FOR AUTOMOBILES PURCHASED FOR CERTAIN DISABLED VETERANS. (a) Timeliness of Payments.--Section 3902 of title 38, United States Code, is amended, in subsection (a)-- (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The Secretary''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(2) The Secretary shall-- ``(A) make payments under this section in compliance with section 3903(a) of title 31; and ``(B) in the case of any payment under this section that is not processed within 30 days, the Secretary shall publish the number of days required to process the payment.''. (b) Centralization of Process for Making Payments.--Such section is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(f)(1) The Secretary shall ensure that the process for making payments to sellers under this section is centralized within the Central Office of the Department. ``(2) The Secretary shall develop a process to accurately track and resolve payments due to sellers under this section that have been outstanding for longer than 90 days.''. <all>
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