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S. 1614

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 1614, the AVIATE Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on May 6, 2025 by Sen. Ted Cruz (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Veterans' Affairs, and last saw action on May 6, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Record

Text

S. 1614 has 2 co-sponsors.

sb1614/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S1614 IS: Authorizing Vocational and Instructional Aviation Training for Eligible Veterans Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-05-06
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 1614
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  May 6, 2025
  Mr. Cruz  (for himself,  Mr. Budd , and  Mr.
  Sheehy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
  referred to the  Committee on Veterans’
  Affairs
  A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of
  Veterans Affairs to approve a rehabilitation program for certain veterans with
  service-connected disabilities that include the pursuit of non-degree flight training
  programs, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Authorizing Vocational and Instructional Aviation Training for Eligible Veterans Act of 2025   or the   AVIATE Act of 2025  .
2.
Authority of Secretary of Veterans Affair to approve non-degree flight training
  courses as part of vocational rehabilitation programs for certain veterans with
  service-connected disabilities
(a)
In general
Section 3104(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
by inserting  (1)  before  A rehabilitation program ;
(2)
by striking  To the maximum extent practicable  and inserting  Except as provided under paragraph (2), to the maximum extent practicable ; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(2)
Notwithstanding section 3680A(b) of this title, the Secretary may approve a rehabilitation program for a veteran under this chapter that includes the pursuit of a course of flight training other than one given by an educational institution of higher learning for credit toward a standard college degree the veteran is seeking.
  .
(b)
Applicability
The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a rehabilitation program approved on or after August 1, 2025.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-05-06
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in Senate May 6, 2025

sb1614/introduced-in-senate.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in Senate (05/06/2025)

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.

Sponsors

Sen. Ted Cruz (R) sponsors S. 1614, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 1614 went before 1 committee: Veterans' Affairs.

Veterans' Affairs
Veterans' Affairs
Referred To · May 6, 2025

Actions

S. 1614 has taken 2 actions since May 6, 2025.

ChamberAction
May 6, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Veterans' Affairs Committee
May 6, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 1614 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 1614.

Titles

S. 1614 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • AVIATE Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • AVIATE Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Authorizing Vocational and Instructional Aviation Training for Eligible Veterans Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to approve a rehabilitation program for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities that include the pursuit of non-degree flight training programs, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 9 registered lobbyists who named S. 1614 in 5 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Veterans.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS—District of Columbia15—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS15—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JON RETZER115
NAOMI MATHIS115
PETER DICKINSON115
SHAMALA CAPIZZI115
JOSEPH LEMAY114
SHANE LIERMANN114
JOY ILEM113
KEVIN MILLER112
MARQUIS BAREFIELD111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 first_quarter$175.9K1st Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 fourth_quarter$161.3K4th Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 second_quarter$149.2K2nd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 third_quarter$141.4K3rd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 second_quarter$141.4K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1614 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 1614’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

s1614/policy-areas.txt
Armed Forces and National SecurityAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com