S. 1614 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, May 6, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryFlight training added to veterans' job programs
The bill would let the Department of Veterans Affairs approve flight training courses for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities. These courses would be part of the existing vocational rehabilitation program that already offers job training and other services to help veterans get back to work.
How it affects you
Veterans with service-connected disabilities who are in the VA's job training program could now pursue nondegree flight training as a path toward employment. This gives them a new training option alongside the other job skills the program already offers.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, May 6, 2025)
Authorizing Vocational and Instructional Aviation Training for Eligible Veterans Act of 2025 or the AVIATE Act of 2025
This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to approve nondegree flight training courses for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities as part of the VA’s vocational rehabilitation programs under the Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) program. Generally, the VR&E program provides job training and other employment-related services to veterans with service-connected disabilities, including long-term employment training courses.
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 SessionS. 1614
A BILL
AVIATE Act of 2025
Sponsor: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) · Introduced May 6, 2025 · Armed Forces and National Security · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action May 6, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.”