Veterans’ Transition to Trucking Act of 2025

Bill: 119-s-1537
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2025-04-30
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Employment and training programs

Intergovernmental relations

State and local government operations

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2025-04-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-04-30
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Veterans'&nbsp;Transition to Trucking Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to act as a state approving agency to approve multi-state apprenticeship programs (i.e., non-federal apprenticeship programs operating in more than one state) for purposes of VA educational assistance benefits. (State approving agencies are designated by states to provide, among other duties, approval of courses of education for purposes of VA education benefits.)</p>

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1537 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 30, 2025 Mr. Blumenthal (for himself and Mr. Cassidy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to approve interstate commerce carrier apprenticeship programs for purposes of veterans educational assistance, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans’ Transition to Trucking Act of 2025 . 2. Authorization for Secretary of Veterans Affairs to approve interstate commerce carrier apprenticeship programs for purposes of veterans educational assistance 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. .