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H.R. 2954

U.S. House•In Senate Committee

Summary

H.R. 2954, the Veterans’ Transition to Trucking Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Apr 17, 2025 by Rep. Christopher Pappas (D) with 6 co-sponsors. It was referred to Veterans' Affairs, and last saw action on May 20, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Record

Text

H.R. 2954 has 6 co-sponsors.

hb2954/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 2954 EH: Veterans’ Transition to Trucking Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
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 119th CONGRESS  2d Session
 H. R. 2954
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to approve multi-State apprenticeship programs provided by commercial truck driving schools for purposes of Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Veterans’ Transition to Trucking Act of 2025  .
2.
Authorization for Secretary of Veterans Affairs to approve multi-State apprenticeship programs provided by commercial truck driving schools for purposes of educational assistance programs of Department of Veterans Affairs
Section 3672(c)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C);
(2)
in subparagraph (A), in the matter before clause (i), by striking  The State  and inserting  Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the State ; and
(3)
by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph (B):
(B)
The Secretary may act in the role of a State approving agency for purposes of approval of a multi-State apprenticeship program provided by a commercial truck driving school.
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    Passed the House of Representatives May 19, 2026.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-04-17
  2. Passed House2026-05-19
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Apr 17, 2025

hb2954/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (04/17/2025)

Veterans' Transition to Trucking Act of 2025

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to act as a state approving agency to approve multi-state apprenticeship programs (i.e., non-federal apprenticeship programs operating in more than one state) for purposes of VA educational assistance benefits. (State approving agencies are designated by states to provide, among other duties, approval of courses of education for purposes of VA education benefits.)

Sponsors

Rep. Christopher Pappas (D) sponsors H.R. 2954, and 6 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2954 went before 3 committees: Veterans' Affairs, Veterans' Affairs and Economic Opportunity Subcommittee.

Veterans' Affairs
Veterans' Affairs
Referred To · May 20, 2026
Veterans' Affairs
Veterans' Affairs
Reported By · Sep 19, 2025 · 285 Bills
Economic Opportunity Subcommittee
Economic Opportunity Subcommittee
Hearings By (subcommittee) · Jun 11, 2025 · 65 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 2954, the latest H. Rept. 119-305.

Actions

H.R. 2954 has taken 17 actions since Apr 17, 2025, the latest on May 20, 2026.

ChamberAction
May 20, 2026
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Veterans' Affairs Committee
May 19, 202616:21
House
Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 19, 202616:21
House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3576-3577)
May 19, 202616:22
House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2954.
May 19, 202616:29
House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3576)

Votes

H.R. 2954 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 2954, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 2954 goes by 8 titles, 4 of them short titles.

  • To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to approve multi-State apprenticeship programs provided by commercial truck driving schools for purposes of Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs, and for other purposes. — Official Titles as Amended by House
  • Veterans’ Transition to Trucking Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Veterans’ Transition to Trucking Act of 2025 — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to approve multi-State apprenticeship programs provided by commercial truck driving schools for purposes of Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs, and for other purposes. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • Veterans’ Transition to Trucking Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • Veterans’ Transition to Trucking Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • Veterans’ Transition to Trucking Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to approve multi-State apprenticeship programs for purposes of veterans educational assistance, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 2954, the latest on Aug 7, 2025.

Lobbying

9 clients hired 9 firms and 65 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2954 in 47 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Government Issues, Budget/Appropriations, Transportation, Immigration, Defense, Education.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATIONRetail trade associationDistrict of Columbia28$50K
AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATIONNational association representing all segments of the US lodging/hospitality industryDistrict of Columbia27$50K
FEDEX CORPORATION—District of Columbia16—
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON TEACHER RETIREMENT 9370 STUDIO COURT ELK GROVE CA 95758non-profit tax exempt 501(c)(6) association representing teacher public retirement systemsCalifornia15$295K
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS—Virginia15$50K
AZOA SERVICES CORP(ALLIANZ OF AMERICA) AND AFFILIATES—District of Columbia15—
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS—District of Columbia15—
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA—District of Columbia15—
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
ULMAN PUBLIC POLICY & FEDERAL RELATIONS315$150K
FEDEX CORPORATION16—
AZOA SERVICES CORP(ALLIANZ OF AMERICA) FORMERLY AZOA SERIVCES CORP/FIREMAN'S FUND(ALLIANZ OF AMERICA15—
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS15—
MR. PETER SNELL15$295K
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA15—
NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION13—
AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION12—
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 65.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ISABELLA HINDLEY1315
JENNIFER ORTEGA1315
JOSH ULMAN1315
BAILEY GRAVES1210
DAVID KORKOIAN116
JACKIE KELLY116
JUSTIN KRAWCZYK116
KATHRYN KENNEDY116
LANCE MANGUM116
PAUL MCKERNAN116
HEATHER ANSLEY115
JEREMY VILLANUEVA115
JON RETZER115
JULIE HOWELL115
KATHRYN BRANSON115
MORGAN BROWN115
NAOMI MATHIS115
PETER DICKINSON115
PETER LEFKIN115
PETER SNELL115

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
FEDEX CORPORATIONFEDEX CORPORATION2025 fourth_quarter$3.7M4th Quarter - Report
FEDEX CORPORATIONFEDEX CORPORATION2025 third_quarter$3.2M3rd Quarter - Amendme…
FEDEX CORPORATIONFEDEX CORPORATION2025 third_quarter$3.2M3rd Quarter - Amendme…
FEDEX CORPORATIONFEDEX CORPORATION2025 third_quarter$3.2M3rd Quarter - Report
FEDEX CORPORATIONFEDEX CORPORATION2026 first_quarter$3.1M1st Quarter - Report
FEDEX CORPORATIONFEDEX CORPORATION2026 second_quarter$2.9M2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATIONNATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION2026 second_quarter$2.2M2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATIONNATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION2026 first_quarter$1.9M1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATIONNATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION2025 fourth_quarter$1.6M4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$840K3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONSAMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS2026 second_quarter$720K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$600K2nd Quarter - Report
AZOA SERVICES CORP(ALLIANZ OF AMERICA) AND AFFILIATESAZOA SERVICES CORP(ALLIANZ OF AMERICA) FORMERLY AZOA SERIVCES CORP/FIREMAN'S FUND(ALLIANZ OF AMERICA2026 first_quarter$510K1st Quarter - Report
AZOA SERVICES CORP(ALLIANZ OF AMERICA) AND AFFILIATESAZOA SERVICES CORP(ALLIANZ OF AMERICA) FORMERLY AZOA SERIVCES CORP/FIREMAN'S FUND(ALLIANZ OF AMERICA2025 fourth_quarter$510K4th Quarter - Report
AZOA SERVICES CORP(ALLIANZ OF AMERICA) AND AFFILIATESAZOA SERVICES CORP(ALLIANZ OF AMERICA) FORMERLY AZOA SERIVCES CORP/FIREMAN'S FUND(ALLIANZ OF AMERICA2025 third_quarter$510K3rd Quarter - Report
AZOA SERVICES CORP(ALLIANZ OF AMERICA) AND AFFILIATESAZOA SERVICES CORP(ALLIANZ OF AMERICA) FORMERLY AZOA SERIVCES CORP/FIREMAN'S FUND(ALLIANZ OF AMERICA2025 second_quarter$510K2nd Quarter - Report
AZOA SERVICES CORP(ALLIANZ OF AMERICA) AND AFFILIATESAZOA SERVICES CORP(ALLIANZ OF AMERICA) FORMERLY AZOA SERIVCES CORP/FIREMAN'S FUND(ALLIANZ OF AMERICA2025 first_quarter$510K1st Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 first_quarter$175.9K1st Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 fourth_quarter$161.3K4th Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 second_quarter$149.2K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2954 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2954’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

hr2954/policy-areas.txt
Armed Forces and National SecurityAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 2954 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Employment and training programs to Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation.

hr2954/subjects.txt
Employment and training programsIntergovernmental relationsState and local government operationsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 2954, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 67 (Thursday, April 17, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PAPPAS:H.R. 2954.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United StatesConstitution states that ``Congress shall have the authorityto make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all otherPowers vested by the Constitution in the Government of theUnited States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''[Page H1613]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com