H.R. 7083

Summary

H.R. 7083, the CRUISE Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 15, 2026 by Rep. Tom Barrett (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It last saw action on May 14, 2026: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.

Record

Text

H.R. 7083 has 2 co-sponsors.

119 HR 7083 IH: Centralized Reimbursement for Upgraded Innovative Service Equipment Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-01-15
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7083  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Centralized Reimbursement for Upgraded Innovative Service Equipment Act   or the   CRUISE Act  .
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.
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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.

Sponsors

Rep. Tom Barrett (R) sponsors H.R. 7083, and 2 members have co-sponsored it.

Tom Barrett

Rep. · R–MI-7 · Sponsor

Introduced Jan 15, 2026

Juan Ciscomani

Rep. · R–AZ-6 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 12, 2026

Hillary Scholten

Rep. · D–MI-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 14, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 7083 went before 2 committees: Veterans' Affairs and Economic Opportunity Subcommittee.

Veterans' Affairs

Veterans' Affairs

Markup By · May 14, 2026 · 285 Bills

Economic Opportunity Subcommittee

Economic Opportunity Subcommittee

Reported by · Feb 24, 2026 · 65 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7083 has taken 7 actions since Jan 15, 2026, the latest on May 14, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 7083 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7083 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• CRUISE Act — Display Title
• 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. — Official Title as Introduced
• CRUISE Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Centralized Reimbursement for Upgraded Innovative Service Equipment Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 7083, the latest on Jul 2, 2026.

• H.R. 7083, Centralized Reimbursement for Upgraded Innovative Service Equipment Act — 2026-07-02As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 14, 2026

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 7 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7083 in 2 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Defense, Education, Government Issues, Health Issues, Housing, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7083 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7083’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 7083 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Disability and paralysis to Veterans' pensions and compensation.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7083, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 11 (Thursday, January 15, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BARRETT:H.R. 7083.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H920]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com