TRANSPORT Jobs Act
TRANSPORT Jobs Act
Plain Language Summary
# TRANSPORT Jobs Act Summary **What the Bill Does** The TRANSPORT Jobs Act directs the Department of Transportation to create and publish a plan aimed at helping military members and veterans find jobs in the supply chain industry (which includes ports, railroads, and trucking). The plan would identify what obstacles veterans face when looking for work or training in this sector, as well as what challenges employers have when trying to hire veterans. It would then recommend specific actions that government agencies can take to make it easier for veterans to transition into these jobs. **Who It Affects** The bill primarily affects military members currently eligible for transition assistance, veterans seeking employment, and supply chain employers looking to hire them.
It also involves four federal agencies: the Department of Transportation, Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Department of Labor. **Current Status** The bill has passed the House of Representatives and is now awaiting consideration in the Senate. It is a bipartisan effort to address veteran employment in a specific industry sector.
CRS Official Summary
Transitioning Retiring And New Service Members to Port Ocean Rail and Truck Jobs Act or the TRANSPORT Jobs ActThis bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to develop and make public the Veteran to Supply Chain Employee Action Plan. Among other elements, the plan must identify (1) barriers and challenges of members of the Armed Forces who are eligible for counseling under the Transition Assistance Program and veterans in searching or training for employment in the supply chain industry, and (2) challenges that supply chain employers face when recruiting, hiring, or retaining veterans and such members of the Armed Forces.The plan must also recommend specific short- and long-term actions that DOT, the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, or the Department of Labor can take to help veterans and such members of the Armed Forces in becoming supply chain employees.
Latest Action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.