United States · Law · S
S. 656 (118th)
Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act of 2023
Introduced
6 March 2023
Last action
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Status
Became Public Law No: 118-95.
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5 December 2025
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.
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Documents
12 official files
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Enrolled Bill (PDF)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Public Law (text)
Public Law · EN · 2 October 2024
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 2 October 2024
Public Law
summary · EN · 2 October 2024
Passed House
summary · EN · 25 September 2024
Engrossed in Senate (text)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 2 November 2023
Engrossed in Senate (PDF)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 2 November 2023
Passed Senate
summary · EN · 2 November 2023
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 6 March 2023
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 6 March 2023
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 6 March 2023
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/656
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/s/656