118th Congress Armed Forces and National Security
S. 656: Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act of 2023
Became Law
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed Senate (completed)
- Passed House (completed)
- To the President (completed)
- Became law (completed)
Summary
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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Alejandro Padilla D-CAOriginal
- Marsha Blackburn R-TN
- Angus King I-ME
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Pete Ricketts R-NE
- Raphael Warnock D-GA
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI
- Tommy Tuberville R-AL
- Katie Britt R-AL
- Susan Collins R-ME
- Gary Peters D-MI
Who scored on this bill
- 1Deb Fischer SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, discharged, passed Senate, passed House, became law6 events+160
- 2Tammy BaldwinCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Marsha BlackburnCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Katie BrittCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Susan CollinsCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
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History
- Signed by the President. Became Public Law 118-95.
- Presented to the President.
- Passed the House by voice vote.
- Passed the Senate by unanimous consent.
- Introduced in the Senate by Deb Fischer.
Show the full action history (18 actions)
- Signed by President.
- Became Public Law No: 118-95.
- Presented to President.
- Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5780-5781)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 656.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5780)
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5780)
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Received in the House.
- Held at the desk.
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-160.
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.