H.R. 3055 · Where this bill is now
In the Senate
Passed the House Sep 8, 2025. Received Sep 9, 2025; no Senate vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryPlan to help veterans find supply chain jobs
The bill requires the Department of Transportation to create and release a public plan called the Veteran to Supply Chain Employee Action Plan. This plan would identify what makes it hard for military members and veterans to find work in supply chain jobs like trucking, rail, and port work, and what challenges employers face when hiring them. It would also recommend specific actions that federal agencies can take to connect veterans and active-duty members with these career opportunities.
How it affects you
If you're a military member or veteran looking for work after service, this plan could help identify what's getting in your way and suggest solutions to make it easier to find jobs in supply chain industries. Employers in trucking, rail, and ports might also benefit from clearer pathways to recruit and retain military talent. Most other people would see this mainly as a resource the government is making publicly available.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Apr 29, 2025)
Transitioning Retiring And New Service Members to Port Ocean Rail and Truck Jobs Act or the TRANSPORT Jobs Act
This 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.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 3055
AN ACT
TRANSPORT Jobs Act
Sponsor: Rep. Tom Barrett (R-MI-7) · Introduced Apr 29, 2025 · Armed Forces and National Security · 4 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Sep 9, 2025: “Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.”