Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act of 2023
Latest action · Nov 15, 2023 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 25, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act of 2023
This bill authorizes approval of certain commercial driver education programs for purposes of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) educational assistance if the programs meet specified requirements. Under current law, the VA may not approve enrollment of a veteran in courses for programs that do not lead to a standard degree that are offered at a new branch (i.e., a branch that has been operating for less than 2 years) of an educational institution.
Under the bill, a commercial driver education program offered at a new branch of an educational institution may be approved if it is appropriately licensed and uses the same curriculum as a commercial driver education program offered by the educational institution at another location that is already approved for purposes of VA educational assistance.
The educational institution must submit a report demonstrating the curriculum at the new branch is the same as the curriculum at the primary location in order to be exempt from the current prohibition against course approval at new branches.
Cosponsors 38
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 25, 2023 to Dec 17, 2024; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Original | Apr 25, 2023 |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Original | Apr 25, 2023 |
| R-AZ | Elijah Crane | Original | Apr 25, 2023 |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Apr 27, 2023 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | May 15, 2023 | |
| R-IN | Rudy Yakym III | May 15, 2023 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | May 17, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Daniel Webster | May 17, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | May 17, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Troy E. Nehls | May 17, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Anthony D'Esposito | May 22, 2023 | |
| R-CA | John S. Duarte | May 22, 2023 | |
| R-WI | Derrick Van Orden | May 24, 2023 | |
| R-SD | Dusty Johnson | May 25, 2023 | |
| R-MO | Eric Burlison | May 30, 2023 | |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | May 31, 2023 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Jun 6, 2023 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Jun 6, 2023 | |
| R-VA | Jennifer A. Kiggans | Jun 9, 2023 | |
| R-UT | Blake D. Moore | Jun 23, 2023 | |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Jul 18, 2023 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Jul 24, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Jul 27, 2023 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Sep 21, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Kathy E. Manning | Sep 29, 2023 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | Sep 29, 2023 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Oct 24, 2023 | |
| R-GU | James C. Moylan | Nov 6, 2023 | |
| D-ME | Jared F. Golden | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Feb 1, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Feb 20, 2024 | |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Feb 23, 2024 | |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | May 14, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Yadira Caraveo | Jun 3, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Jun 14, 2024 | |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | Sep 20, 2024 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Nov 18, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Dec 17, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 25, 2023 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred May 5, 2023Hearings Nov 2, 2023Markup Nov 15, 2023Reported Nov 15, 2023 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 15, 2023Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Nov 15, 2023Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- Nov 2, 2023Subcommittee Hearings Held
- May 5, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Apr 25, 2023Introduced in House
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 69, April 25, 2023, page H1949.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 118-36 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 522; H.R. 2830; H.R. 3601; H.R. 3722; H.R. 3738; H.R. 3816; H.R. 5190; H.R. 5702; H.R. 5785; H.R. 5913; H.R. 5914; H.R. 5956; AND H.R. XXXX110 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Nov 2, 2023 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 656 | Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act of 2023 | Identical bill | Oct 1, 2024 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the rules for approval by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of commercial driver education programs for purposes of veterans educational assistance, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 25, 2023Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
