VA would face 30-day payment clock for adaptive vehicle seller invoices
Placed on the calendarH.R. 7083Latest action
Sponsor: Tom Barrett · Representative · MI
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Official title: CRUISE Act
119th Congress
Topics: Security & foreign affairs
Introduced:
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The bill would require the VA to follow prompt-payment rules and report publicly when adaptive vehicle invoices take more than 30 days to pay.
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What does this do?
The bill requires the VA to follow federal prompt-payment rules for adaptive vehicle benefit payments. If an invoice is not processed within 30 days of the final invoice, the VA must publish the number of days it took in the Federal Register. All such payments would go through a single VA office, and payments more than 90 days overdue must be tracked and worked to resolution.
Who does it affect?
The bill affects the VA, businesses that sell vehicles to eligible disabled veterans, and the severely disabled veterans who rely on those purchases.
Why does it matter?
Sellers have reported long delays in getting paid by the VA. The bill sets payment timing rules and adds reporting and review requirements to show where delays occur.
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Based on the “Reported in House” text of Sep 15, 2026.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedJan 15, 2026
- House committee
- House voteYou are here · Sep 15, 2026
- Senate
- The president's desk
Right now: it was placed on the , and the official record shows no floor action on it since. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 729.