TRANSPORT Jobs Act

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3055) to direct the Secretary of Transportation to develop an action plan on members of the Armed Forces eligible for preseparation counseling and veterans becoming supply chain employees, and for other purposes, as amended.

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that Members have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material into the Record on H.R. 3055, as amended.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Speaker, I am proud to support my bill, H.R. 3055, the TRANSPORT Jobs Act.

This bill was introduced to address common barriers that veterans and members of the Armed Forces often face when transitioning to civilian occupations.

The bill requires the creation of a veteran to supply chain employee action plan, which will identify and match the skills, knowledge, and abilities of veterans and members of the Armed Forces with supply chain jobs.

We have all seen issues within the supply chain of unfilled jobs that are critical for the delivery of the ever-important goods and services moving throughout our economy and veterans who move home after their service looking for employment opportunities.

The Secretary of Transportation will develop the action plan in consultation with the Secretaries of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Labor.

This bill provides veterans and those soon-to-be-discharged from the armed services with the support that they deserve and addresses the continued labor shortages in our Nation's critical supply chains.

Mr. Speaker, I urge support of this legislation, and I reserve the balance of my time.

House of Representatives,

Committee on Veterans Affairs,

Washington, DC, September 3, 2025.

Hon. Sam Graves,

Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,

Washington, DC.

Dear Chairman Graves: I am writing to you concerning H.R

3055, the ``Transitioning Retiring and New Service Members to

Port Ocean Rail and Truck Jobs Act'' or the ``TRANSPORT Jobs

Act.'' As you know, there are provisions in this legislation

that fall within the jurisdiction of the Committee on

Veterans' Affairs.

In the interest of permitting your committee to proceed

expeditiously to floor consideration of this legislation, I

am willing to waive consideration of the bill by my

Committee. I do so with the understanding that by waiving

consideration of the bill, the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

does not waive any future jurisdictional claim over the

subject matters contained in the bill. I also request that

you urge the Speaker to name members of this committee to any

conference committee that may be established to consider such

provisions.

Please place this letter in the committee report on H.R.

3055 and in the Congressional Record during consideration of

this legislation on the House floor.

Sincerely,

Mike Bost,

Chairman.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague, Ms. Scholten, for introducing this legislation with me in support of our Nation's servicemen and -women.

I was glad the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure favorably reported this measure and look forward to the House passing this legislation.

H.R. 3055 is one small step that we can take to ensure we provide our servicemembers with the resources they need as they transition back to the civilian workforce, many of whom have never worked in the civilian workforce before joining the military.

Mr. Speaker, I urge support of this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support, too, of the Transitioning Retiring And New Service Members to Port Ocean Rail and Truck Jobs Act, as amended, which was introduced by my colleagues, Representatives Barrett, Scholten, Bost.

This legislation requires the Secretary of Transportation to develop an action plan that identifies supply chain job needs at port, railroads, and trucking companies in consultation with the Secretaries of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Labor.

Veterans are trained for hard and dedicated work. I understand why supply chain employees want to hire more veterans. One of the lightest lifts that we can do in this body is to ensure we are exhausting every possible resource we can to ensure that those who have signed up to risk their lives for this country can find employment when they leave the armed services.

It will be helpful for veterans to know about additional job opportunities at ports, railroads, and trucking companies. Many of these jobs are solid, middle-class, family supporting, union jobs. They require an understanding of the safety-sensitive nature of the work that tends to be particularly well-suited to the training military veterans have received.

Mr. Speaker, I support the TRANSPORT Act, as amended, to provide options for veterans during preseparation counseling, and I recommend my colleagues to do the same.

Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.