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Veterans’ Transition to Trucking Act of 2025
Summary
The bill amends federal veterans law to allow the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to directly approve multi-state apprenticeship programs offered by commercial truck driving schools for VA educational benefits purposes. Currently, state approving agencies handle approval of educational programs for veterans' education benefits, but this amendment creates an exception allowing the Secretary to serve as an approving authority for commercial truck driving apprenticeships that operate across multiple states. This change enables veterans to access VA educational assistance while enrolled in these multi-state trucking training programs without waiting for individual state approvals. The modification streamlines the approval process specifically for apprenticeships in the commercial truck driving industry.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH)
6 cosponsors
Actions (17)
- May 20, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · senate
- May 19, 2026 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. · house
- May 19, 2026 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
- May 19, 2026 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3576) · house
- May 19, 2026 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3576)
- May 19, 2026 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2954. · house
- May 19, 2026 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3576-3577) · house
- May 19, 2026 Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. · house
- Sep 19, 2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 259. · house
- Sep 19, 2025 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-305. · house
- Jul 23, 2025 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. · house
- Jul 23, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
- Jul 3, 2025 Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Discharged · house
- Jun 11, 2025 Subcommittee Hearings Held · house
- May 12, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. · house
- Apr 17, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · house
- Apr 17, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
AN ACT
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to approve multi-State apprenticeship programs provided by commercial truck driving schools for purposes of Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs, 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 “Veterans’ Transition to Trucking Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO APPROVE MULTI-STATE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS PROVIDED BY COMMERCIAL TRUCK DRIVING SCHOOLS FOR PURPOSES OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
Section 3672(c)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C);
(2) in subparagraph (A), in the matter before clause (i), by striking “The State” and inserting “Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the State”; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph (B):
“(B) The Secretary may act in the role of a State approving agency for purposes of approval of a multi-State apprenticeship program provided by a commercial truck driving school.”.
Passed the House of Representatives May 19, 2026.
Attest:
Clerk. 119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 2954
AN ACT
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to approve multi-State apprenticeship programs provided by commercial truck driving schools for purposes of Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs, and for other purposes.
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