{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.fischer.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news?ID=2B2B34ED-308F-4377-B2EC-2C0AB1A68B3C", "Fischer Bill Expanding Vets\u2019 Access to CDL Schools Heads to President", "2024-09-25", "2024", "2024-09", "Republican", "Senate", "NE", "Deb Fischer", "F000463", "www.fischer.senate.gov", "fischer", "https://www.fischer.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer\u2019s (R-Neb.) Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation, which passed the Senate in November 2023, will expand veterans\u2019 training opportunities in the trucking industry. The bill now awaits the president\u2019s signature.\n\nCurrent laws prevent new trucking school locations from accepting GI Bill benefits for two years after opening, including new locations opened by schools that are already established. Senator Fischer\u2019s legislation will allow new facilities to accept GI Bill benefits if their primary institutions have already received regulatory approval.\n\n\u201cOur veterans deserve every opportunity to participate in the American dream they\u2019ve fought to protect. But when their service is over, many veterans face unfair roadblocks when they look for jobs,\u201d said Senator Fischer. \u201cMy legislation makes it easier for veterans to get their CDL licenses and earn a good living.\u201d\n\nSenator Fischer introduced this bipartisan, bicameral legislation with Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) in March 2023. It was introduced in the House by Representatives Chris Pappas (D-N.H.) and Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.).\n\nThe bill has received endorsements from:\n\nVeteran Service Organizations: American Legion, Moving Veterans Forward, Student Veterans of America, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Great Plains Chapter of Paralyzed Veterans of America, and Nebraska Military Officers Association of America.\n\nLabor Organizations: International Brotherhood of Teamsters.\n\nTrucking Industry Groups: Werner Trucking, American Trucking Association, Commercial Vehicle Training Association, and Nebraska Trucking Association.\n\nClick here to read the text of the bill.\n\nPermalink: https://www.fischer.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2024/9/fischer-bill-expanding-vets-access-to-cdl-schools-heads-to-president", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:46:43Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.fischer.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news?ID=2B2B34ED-308F-4377-B2EC-2C0AB1A68B3C"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7968589197844267, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}