Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act of 2023
Latest action · Oct 1, 2024 Became Public Law No: 118-95.
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.
- IntroducedMar 6, 2023
- Passed SenateNov 2, 2023
- Passed HouseSep 25, 2024
- To the PresidentSep 26, 2024
- Became lawOct 1, 2024Public Law 118-95
Summary
Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act of 2023
This act 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 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 6, 2023 to Sep 12, 2024; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Original | Mar 6, 2023 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | May 10, 2023 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | May 10, 2023 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Jul 11, 2023 | |
| R-NE | Pete Ricketts | Jul 12, 2023 | |
| D-GA | Raphael G. Warnock | Jul 18, 2023 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Sep 19, 2023 | |
| R-AL | Tommy Tuberville | Sep 19, 2023 | |
| R-AL | Katie Boyd Britt | Sep 27, 2023 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Dec 6, 2023 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Sep 12, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 6, 2023Hearings Apr 26, 2023Discharged Nov 2, 2023 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 1, 2024Signed by President.
- Oct 1, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-95.
- Sep 26, 2024Presented to President.
- Sep 25, 2024Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 25, 2024Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5780-5781)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5780, H5781Text printed H5780 | Chuck Edwards R-NC, Mark Takano D-CA, Mike Bost R-IL | Sep 25, 2024 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5335Text printed S5335 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY | Nov 2, 2023 |
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 118-160 | HEARING TO CONSIDER PENDING LEGISLATION218 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Apr 26, 2023 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R48588 | Veterans’ Educational Assistance Legislation Enacted in the 118th Congress | Report | Jun 27, 2025 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2830 | Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act of 2023 | Identical bill | Nov 15, 2023 |
| S 4766 | A bill 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. | Reintroduction of | Aug 4, 2022 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill 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
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act of 2023
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Nov 2, 2023Engrossed in Senate
- Mar 6, 2023Introduced in Senate
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.
