119-hr5330

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5330 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 5330

To withhold certain transportation program funds from States that grant 
 drivers licenses to illegal immigrants or fail to share information 
 about criminal aliens with the Federal Government.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 September 11, 2025

Mrs. Miller of Illinois (for herself, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Baird, 
 Ms. Mace, Mr. Gill of Texas, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Perry, Mr. 
 Weber of Texas, Mr. Haridopolos, Mr. McGuire, Mr. Norman, Mr. 
 Loudermilk, Mr. Crane, Mr. Wied, and Mr. Burchett) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
 and Infrastructure

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 A BILL

To withhold certain transportation program funds from States that grant 
 drivers licenses to illegal immigrants or fail to share information 
 about criminal aliens with the Federal Government.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Aliens From Evading Driving 
Laws Act'' or the ``SAFE Driving Laws Act''.

SEC. 2. WITHHOLDING OF CERTAIN HIGHWAY FUNDING FOR STATES THAT ISSUANCE 
 OF DRIVERS LICENSES TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NOT CITIZENS 
 OR LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENTS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
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Sec. 180. Issuance of drivers licenses to individuals who do not have 
 proof of citizenship or lawful permanent residence
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    (a) Withholding of Funds for Noncompliance.--The Secretary shall 
withhold 50 percent of the amount required to be apportioned to any 
State under paragraphs

    (1) and

    (2) of 

section 104

    (b) on the first day 
of each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2027 if the State is not 
in compliance with subsection

    (b) as of such day.
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    (b) State Actions.--To be in compliance with this subsection, a 
State--
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    (1) shall have in effect a law prohibiting the issuance 
 of a drivers license or a commercial drivers license to an 
 individual who does not have proof of United States citizenship 
 or lawful permanent residence in the United States; and
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    (2) may not prohibit or restrict a local or State 
 government entity or official from collecting or sending to or 
 receiving from the Department of Homeland Security immigration 
 enforcement information.
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            (c) Public Database.--The Secretary Transportation and the 
Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security shall--
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    (1) determine whether each State is in compliance with 
 this subsection

    (b) ; and
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    (2) maintain a database that is publicly available on a 
 website of each such Secretary of the status of compliance of 
 each State with the requirements of such subsection.
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            (d) Definition of Immigration Enforcement Information.--In this 
section, the term `immigration enforcement information' means--
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    (1) information relating to the citizenship or 
 immigration status of any individual; and
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    (2) the date, time, and location of the release of any 
 individual from detention, jail, or a prison facility.''.

    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``180. Issuance of drivers licenses to individuals who do not have 
 proof of citizenship or lawful permanent 
 residence.''.
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