# 119-s-1537: Veterans’ Transition to Trucking Act of 2025

119-s-1537, Veterans’ Transition to Trucking Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-31).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1537
- Congress: 119
- Title: Veterans’ Transition to Trucking Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-30
- Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-31

## Summary

**Gives the Department of Veterans Affairs authority to approve multi-state trucking apprenticeship programs.** This bill would let the VA act as a state approving agency so veterans can use VA education benefits for apprenticeship programs that operate across state lines in the interstate trucking industry. - Veterans: Veterans would be able to apply their VA education benefits to multi-state trucking apprenticeships more easily, expanding training options for those seeking driving careers. - Apprenticeship programs and employers: Multi-state interstate carrier apprenticeship programs could seek VA approval directly, rather than getting separate approval from each state. - State approving agencies: State agencies would retain approval power for most programs except multi-state trucking apprenticeships that the VA could approve as an alternative.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH] (R-OH), 2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More truck apprenticeship approvals for veterans: benefit, low. If enacted, the VA Secretary would be able to act as a State approving agency for apprenticeship programs that operate in more than one state. Veterans could use those approvals to get GI Bill and other VA education benefits for multi-state trucker apprenticeships. This would create an exception to…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-s-5238: For Our Republic Act
- 119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-s-1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-1537 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1537)

## Related
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-5238: For Our Republic Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5238)
- [119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1816)
- [119-s-1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1261)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1537 (as of 2026-10-31).