Bill · S. 1537· Senate(119-S-1537)
Veterans’ Transition to Trucking Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 4/30/2025
- Last activity
- 4/30/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Sponsored by
- Richard Blumenthal
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 2
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Veterans' Transition to Trucking Act of 2025 is a bill that amends title 38 of the United States Code. It allows the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to act as a State approving agency for multi-State apprenticeship programs. This is specifically for the purpose of veterans educational assistance.
Yes· 3 of 16
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?+8
Directly expands educational assistance options for veterans entering the trucking industry.
Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?+5
Expands the utility of veterans educational assistance for trucking apprenticeships.
Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this?+3
Many veterans are young adults transitioning into the workforce.
The opposite
Does this leave more decisions to the states?-1
Shifts some approval authority from State agencies to the federal Secretary.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Expanded Program Approval: The Secretary of Veterans Affairs can now approve multi-State apprenticeship programs for veterans educational assistance (Section 2). This may provide veterans more options for training in interstate commerce carrier programs.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts for individuals or groups of people are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
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+8Good For Young Adults+3Good For Business Owners+2Good For Low Income Households+2Good For Students+2Good For Middle Aged+1Good For Middle Class Households+1Good For Rural Residents+1
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves Veterans Benefits+5
- Economy And Finance
- Increases Job Creation+2Improves Economic Growth+1
- Education And Technology
- Improves School Choice+2
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Poverty Reduction+1Reduces Homelessness+1
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Interstate Commerce+1Increases Federal Power+1Increase States Rights-1
- 7/20/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/30/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
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.
Bill CassidyRepublican · Louisiana
Bernie MorenoRepublican · Ohio