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Allows Veterans to Join Trucking Apprenticeships
Recent Bills/Allows Veterans to Join Trucking Apprenticeships

Allows Veterans to Join Trucking Apprenticeships

IntroducedApril 17, 2025
Passed House4 months ago
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Sitting in the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee.
Most bills stop at this point and never get a vote.
Armed Forces and National SecurityEmployment and training programsIntergovernmental relationsState and local government operationsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
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Why This Matters

This bill allows the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to approve multi-state apprenticeship programs for veterans in commercial truck driving. It helps veterans use their educational benefits for training in a growing job market.

If you are a veteran, you can now use your educational benefits for multi-state trucking apprenticeships starting in 2025.
Who this affects
veterans · truck drivers · commercial drivers
What it costs
CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 2954 would increase costs by less than $500,000 over the 2025-2030 period. Congressional Budget Office
What changes is this bill making?
  1. 1This bill enables the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to approve apprenticeship programs across multiple states.
  2. 2Veterans can use their educational benefits for training at commercial truck driving schools.
  3. 3The bill simplifies the approval process for these programs, making it easier for veterans to access training.
  4. 4It aims to help veterans transition into the trucking industry, which has a high demand for drivers.
Read the detailed summary

Veterans' Transition to Trucking Act of 2025This 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.)

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House
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IntroducedApr 17, 2025
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HouseMay 19
SenateCurrent

Sitting in the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee.

Most bills stop at this point and never get a vote.

President

The President

Donald Trump
President
Awaiting Vote
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