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Senate Bill 656
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act of 2023
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Passed Senate on Nov 2, 2023
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 6, 2023
Latest Action
Nov 6, 2023
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
656
Congress
118
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Deb Fischer
Nebraska
Republican
Katie Boyd Britt
Alabama
Republican
Tommy Tuberville
Alabama
Democrat
Alex Padilla
California
Democrat
Raphael Warnock
Georgia
Independent
Angus King
Maine
Republican
Susan Collins
Maine
Democrat
Jon Tester
Montana
Republican
Pete Ricketts
Nebraska
Republican
Marsha Blackburn
Tennessee
Democrat
Tammy Baldwin
Wisconsin
Senate Votes (1)
House Votes (0)
checkPassed on November 2, 2023
Status
Passed
Type
Unanimous Consent
Unanimous Consent
A senator may request unanimous consent on the floor to set aside a specified rule of procedure so as to expedite proceedings. If no Senator objects, the Senate permits the action, but if any one senator objects, the request is rejected. Unanimous consent requests with only immediate effects are routinely granted, but ones affecting the floor schedule, the conditions of considering a bill or other business, or the rights of other senators, are normally not offered, or a floor leader will object to it, until all senators concerned have had an opportunity to inform the leaders that they find it acceptable.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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.

Text (2)
Engrossed in Senate
November 2, 2023
Introduced in Senate
March 6, 2023
Related Bills (1)
Apr 25, 2023
Introduced in House
36
Sponsorship
House Bill 2830
Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act of 2023
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
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Actions (9)
11/06/2023
Held at the desk.
11/06/2023
Received in the House.
11/06/2023
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
11/02/2023
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
11/02/2023
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
11/02/2023
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
04/26/2023
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-160.
03/06/2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
03/06/2023
Introduced in Senate
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