Bill · H.R. 3055· House(119-HR-3055)
TRANSPORT Jobs Act
- Introduced
- 4/29/2025
- Last activity
- 9/9/2025 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Sponsored by
- Tom Barrett
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 3
- Introduced
- Passed House
- In Senate committee
What this bill would do
This bill is known as the TRANSPORT Jobs Act. It directs the Secretary of Transportation to team up with other government secretaries to develop and make public an action plan called the Veteran to Supply Chain Employee Action Plan. This plan must be developed not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of the Act. The plan will identify employment barriers and challenges faced by members of the Armed Forces eligible for preseparation counseling and veterans. It will also highlight specific skills these individuals possess and recommend short- and long-term actions to help them become supply chain employees.
Yes· 3 of 22
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?+9
The bill is specifically designed to identify employment barriers and create clear pathways for veterans into supply chain careers.
Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?+7
The legislation directly benefits veterans and transitioning service members by creating structured pathways into civilian supply chain careers.
Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this?+6
Young adults entering or leaving military service will directly benefit from the preseparation counseling and career pathways.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Section 2(b)(1): This provision requires the identification of employment barriers, hiring challenges, and regulatory burdens that service members eligible for preseparation counseling and veterans face when trying to become supply chain employees. This is positive because pointing out these roadblocks is the first step in helping our service members find good jobs after their service.
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Section 2(b)(2): This provision highlights the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities that service members eligible for preseparation counseling and veterans possess, alongside ways to improve training and mentorship. This is positive because it focuses on utilizing the valuable talents of our troops and aims to enhance programs that help them succeed in the workforce.
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Section 2(b)(3): This provision recommends specific short- and long-term actions that the government can take to help service members eligible for preseparation counseling and veterans become supply chain employees. This is positive because it pushes the officials we vote for to take concrete actions to support our people.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Section 2: The provided text does not contain any specific sections or provisions that identify negative consequences or burdens for individuals or groups of people in the United States.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Veterans+9Good For Young Adults+6Good For Business Owners+4Good For Low Income Households+4Good For Middle Aged+4Good For Middle Class Households+3Good For Union Workers+3Good For Farmers+2Good For Men+2Good For Rural Residents+2Good For Urban Residents+2Good For Women+2
- Economy And Finance
- Increases Job Creation+5Improves Economic Growth+3Improves Small Business Support+2
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves Veterans Benefits+7Improves International Trade+3
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Interstate Commerce+4Improves Government Transparency+3Increases Federal Power+2
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Poverty Reduction+2Reduces Homelessness+2
- 9/9/2025
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 9/8/2025
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-243, Part I.
- Committee on Armed Services discharged.
- Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 200.
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3874)
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3874)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3055.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3874-3875)
- Mr. Barrett moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 7/29/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/11/2025
- Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Discharged
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- 6/9/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/30/2025
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- 4/29/2025
- Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
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Susie LeeDemocrat · Nevada
Hillary ScholtenDemocrat · Michigan