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Union Calendar No. 259 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2954 
[Report No. 119–305] 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to approve multi-State apprenticeship programs for purposes of 
veterans educational assistance, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 17, 2025 
Mr. PAPPAS (for himself and Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
SEPTEMBER 19, 2025 
Additional sponsors: Mr. BARRETT, Ms. STEFANIK, Mrs. CHERFILUS- 
MCCORMICK, Mr. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida, and Mr. VAN ORDEN 
SEPTEMBER 19, 2025 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 17, 2025] 
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A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to approve multi-State ap-
prenticeship programs for purposes of veterans edu-
cational assistance, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives 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 AF-
FAIRS TO APPROVE MULTI-STATE APPREN-
TICESHIP PROGRAMS PROVIDED BY COMMER-
CIAL TRUCK DRIVING SCHOOLS FOR PUR-
POSES OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAMS OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS. 
Section 3672(c)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub-
paragraph (C); 
(2) in subparagraph (A), in the matter before 
clause (i), by striking ‘‘The State’’ and inserting ‘‘Ex-
cept as provided in subparagraph (B), the State’’; 
and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph (B): 
‘‘(B) The Secretary may act in the role of a State ap-
proving agency for purposes of approval of a multi-State 
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apprenticeship program provided by a commercial truck 
driving school.’’. 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill 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 edu-
cational assistance programs, and for other purposes.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 259 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2954 
[Report No. 119–305] 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to author-
ize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to approve 
multi-State apprenticeship programs for purposes 
of veterans educational assistance, and for other 
purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 19, 2025 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed 
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