Veterans Border Patrol Training Act

Sponsored bySen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]CT· Introduced 18 février 2025

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

18 février 2025·1 year ago

Summary

Introduced in Senate · Updated 4 août 2025

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.

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2 actions

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
18 février 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
18 février 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

1 cosponsors

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Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]CT

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Republican1100%

Republican:Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]OK

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Armed Forces and National Security

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Border security and unlawful immigrationCongressional oversightEmployment and training programsGovernment information and archivesLaw enforcement officersVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

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