DRIVE-SAFE Act – Commercial Driver Apprenticeship Workforce
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2025-07-22 — Supporting Apprenticeship Colleges Act of 2025: cross-connection with supporting-apprenticeship-colleges-act: Complementary apprenticeship-workforce measures; HR4588 provides institutional (college) support while DRIVE-SAFE targets sector-specific (commercial driver) apprenticeship. (novelty: 2)
- 2025-04-30 — Veterans’ Transition to Trucking Act of 2025: cross-connection with veterans-transition-to-trucking-act: Both bills expand pathways into commercial trucking via apprenticeship — DRIVE-SAFE addresses under-21 interstate CDL apprenticeships, while the Veterans’ Transition to Trucking Act would let VA approve multi-state trucking apprenticeships for veteran education benefits. (novelty: 2)
- 2025-03-03 — American Apprenticeship Act: cross-connection with american-apprenticeship-act: Both expand federally supported apprenticeship pathways — American Apprenticeship Act funds state pre-apprenticeship/related instruction broadly, while DRIVE-SAFE targets commercial-driver apprenticeship workforce. (novelty: 2)
- 2025-12-01 — DRIVE-SAFE Act: HR5563 (119th Congress) referred to the House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, advancing the commercial-driver apprenticeship framework toward committee consideration without yet enacting regulatory change. (novelty: 2)