119-s2690

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2690 Introduced in Senate

    (IS) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2690

 To amend title 49, United States Code, to require that commercial 
 driver's licenses be restricted to United States citizens, lawful 
permanent residents, and individuals authorized by U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services to engage in employment in the United States that 
 includes driving a commercial motor vehicle, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 September 3, 2025

 Mrs. Moody introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
 referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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 A BILL

 To amend title 49, United States Code, to require that commercial 
 driver's licenses be restricted to United States citizens, lawful 
permanent residents, and individuals authorized by U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services to engage in employment in the United States that 
 includes driving a commercial motor vehicle, and for other purposes.

 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 ``Safer Truckers Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR CDLS.

 

Section 31308

    (1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--

    (1) in subparagraph
        (A) , by striking ``and'' at the end;

    (2) in subparagraph
        (B) , by adding ``and'' after the 
 semicolon at the end; and

    (3) by adding at the end the following:
 ``
            (C) be a citizen or lawful permanent resident of 
 the United States or authorized by U.S. Citizenship and 
 Immigration Services to engage in employment in the 
 United States that includes driving a commercial motor 
 vehicle;''.

SEC. 3. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND WITHHOLDING OF AMOUNTS FOR 
 NONCOMPLIANCE.

 

Section 31311

    (a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (26) The State may issue a commercial driver's license to 
 an individual only if the individual is a citizen or lawful 
 permanent resident of the United States or is authorized by 
 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to engage in 
 employment in the United States that includes driving a 
 commercial motor vehicle.
 ``

    (27) Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
 of this paragraph, and by December 31 of each year thereafter, 
 the State shall submit to the Secretary a report describing the 
 policies and actions of the State to uphold and enforce the 
 English-language proficiency requirements for drivers of 
 commercial motor vehicles, as described in 

section 391.11

    (b)

    (2) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor 
 regulation).''.
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