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Veterans Skilled Trades Transition Act
To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on transitioning military acquired credentials to the civilian workforce.
Summary
This bill requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to Congress within 180 days assessing how effectively military service members' professional credentials transfer to civilian employment. The report should build on previous data from 2018 and include an assessment of how many veterans successfully transfer their military credentials to civilian jobs, which certifications are most commonly used for civilian employment, and what barriers prevent veterans from converting military skills to state certifications. The Secretary of Defense must consult with the Veterans Affairs Secretary and Labor Secretary when preparing the report. The bill focuses on professional credentials obtained through military programs, such as airplane mechanic certifications.
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Sponsor (1)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Norma J. Torres’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $36,825
- HDC CONSTRUCTION $6,600
- GOLDMAN SACHS $6,600
- DIVERSIFIED PACIFIC DEVELOPMENT GROUP $6,200
- WTRSHD CAPITAL LLC $5,800
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Actions (3)
- Jun 6, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. · house
- May 23, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. · house
- May 23, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 23, 2025
Mrs. Torres of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on transitioning military acquired credentials to the civilian workforce.
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 Skilled Trades Transition Act”.
SEC. 2. REPORT ON THE NUMBER OF VETERANS WHO HAVE THEIR MILITARY ACQUIRED CREDENTIALS RECOGNIZED AT THE STATE-LEVEL FOR THE CIVILIAN WORKFORCE.
(a) Report.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Labor, shall submit to Congress a report that builds on the data reported in the “DoD Credentialing Utilization” report from 2018 (3-BB02A16) to better assess the effectiveness of the Credentialing Programs for post- military civilian employment.
(b) Matters Included.—The report under subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) An assessment of the number of veterans who successfully transfer their eligible professional credentials to civilian jobs.
(2) An assessment of which certifications were most commonly used for post-military civilian employment, such as airplane mechanics.
(3) An assessment on any other barriers veterans face to transferring military mechanical skills to State certifications.
(c) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) The term “applicable licensing authority” means the licensing authority by a State for a given vocation in which the veteran works or would like to work.
(2) The term “eligible professional credential” means a professional credential, including a professional credential in the field of airplane mechanics, obtained using expenses paid pursuant to the program under section 2015 of title 10, United States Code.
(3) The term “expenses” has the meaning given such term in such section.
(4) The term “servicemember” has the meaning given such term in section 101 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 4025a).
(5) The term “State” means each of the several States and territories and the District of Columbia. <all>
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