S 625

Veterans Border Patrol Training Act

Summary

Veterans Border Patrol Training Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to collaborate with the Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a five-year interdepartmental pilot program, under which DHS must use the DOD SkillBridge Program to train and hire transitioning servicemembers as border patrol agents for U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Bill status

Status: In committee
Sponsor: Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]
Cosponsors: 1
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Introduced: 2025-02-18
Latest action: 2025-02-18: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Committee referrals

Veterans' Affairs Committee: Senate · Referred To · 2025-02-18

Recent actions

2025-02-18: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2025-02-18: Introduced in Senate