Veterans’ Transition to Trucking Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
In Committee
Summary
Would let the Secretary of Veterans Affairs directly approve multi-State commercial truck-driving apprenticeship programs so veterans can use VA educational benefits for cross-state training.
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- Veterans could access Department of Veterans Affairs education benefits for multi-State commercial truck-driving apprenticeships that the VA approves.
- Commercial truck driving schools offering multi-State apprenticeship programs could seek approval for VA educational benefits through the Secretary acting as a State approving agency.
- Changes to title 38 explicitly authorize the Secretary to act in the role of a State approving agency for these specific cross-state apprenticeship programs.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Easier VA approval for veteran trucking apprenticeships
If enacted, the VA Secretary would be allowed to approve multi-state trucking apprenticeships run by commercial truck driving schools. Veterans could use VA education benefits for these programs when the Secretary approves them. State approving agencies would still handle approvals unless the Secretary uses this authority. The bill does not add new funding or change benefit amounts.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
NH • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2]
VA • R
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7]
MI • R
Sponsored 5/20/2025
Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
NY • R
Sponsored 6/2/2025
Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 6/2/2025
Franklin, Scott
FL • R
Sponsored 6/2/2025
Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3]
WI • R
Sponsored 6/26/2025
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