Veterans’ Transition to Trucking Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Veterans' Transition to Trucking Act changes how certain commercial truck driving apprenticeships can be approved for Department of Veterans Affairs education benefits. It amends title 38 so the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may act in the role of a State approving agency for a multi-State apprenticeship program provided by a commercial truck driving school. The practical effect is centralized VA approval for covered trucking apprenticeships that operate across state lines.
Who Benefits and How
Veterans seeking commercial truck driving careers benefit because more multi-State truck-driving apprenticeship programs could become eligible for VA educational assistance through a single approval path. Commercial truck driving schools with multi-State programs benefit because they can seek approval from VA rather than navigating every state approving agency separately. Trucking companies seeking CDL drivers benefit indirectly if VA-approved apprenticeships expand the pipeline of trained veteran drivers.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs must review and approve covered multi-State apprenticeship programs when VA acts in the role of a State approving agency. VA education-benefit administrators must apply title 38 approval standards to commercial truck driving schools that operate across multiple states. State approving agencies may lose some review role for covered multi-State trucking programs.
Key Provisions
- Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to approve multi-State apprenticeship programs provided by commercial truck driving schools.
- Provides a VA approval path for covered programs that would otherwise rely on State approving agencies under title 38.
- Expands potential VA educational assistance access for veterans entering commercial truck driving apprenticeships.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to act as a State approving agency for approval of multi-State apprenticeship programs provided by commercial truck driving schools, allowing those programs to qualify for VA educational assistance approval without separate state-by-state approval.
Key Policy Areas
Veterans, Education, Transportation, Workforce
Primary Purpose
Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to act as a State approving agency for approval of multi-State apprenticeship programs provided by commercial truck driving schools, allowing those programs to qualify for VA educational assistance approval without separate state-by-state approval.
Policy Domains
House resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Veterans seeking commercial truck driving careers
- Commercial truck driving schools with multi-State programs
- Trucking companies seeking CDL drivers
Identified Costs
- Secretary of Veterans Affairs
- VA education-benefit administrators
- State approving agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to …
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without …
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without …
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3576-3577)
Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the …
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, …
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without …
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without …
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole …
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Veterans seeking commercial truck driving careers
Positive-direction: Veterans seeking commercial truck driving careers
Negative-direction: Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Commercial truck driving schools with multi-State programs, Trucking companies seeking CDL drivers
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "va"
- → Department of Veterans Affairs
- "saa"
- → State approving agencies
- "secretary"
- → Secretary of Veterans Affairs
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