Protecting America’s Roads Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5670 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5670

   To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to commercial 
         driver's license requirements, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 30, 2025

Ms. Van Duyne introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined 
 by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
        fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to commercial 
         driver's license requirements, 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 ``Protecting America's Roads Act''.

SEC. 2. COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 31308 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``and'' at the 
                end; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) present valid documentation proving 
                citizenship status, lawful permanent resident status, 
                or a valid work authorization; and
                    ``(D) present valid documentation of domicile in 
                the State in which the commercial driver's license is 
                issued;''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3) by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (3) in paragraph (4)(E) by striking the period and 
        inserting a semicolon; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) prohibit a State from issuing a commercial driver's 
        license to an individual who is not domiciled in such State;
            ``(6) require States to use the SAVE system for any non-
        citizen applicant for a commercial driver's license, maintain 
        documents related to such applicant for not less than 2 years, 
        and deny any applicant if the SAVE system does not confirm 
        lawful presence of such applicant;
            ``(7) with respect to any non-citizen applicant for a 
        commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit, the 
        license or learner's permit shall expire on the earlier of--
                    ``(A) the applicant's I-94 date; or
                    ``(B) 1 year after issuance of such license or 
                permit;
            ``(8) require any upgrade, downgrade, renewal, or transfer 
        of a commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit 
        for a non-citizen to be completed in person; and
            ``(9) require States to downgrade or revoke any commercial 
        driver's license or learner's permit for any non-citizen if 
        eligibility for such license or permit lapses.''.
    (b) Penalties.--The Secretary of Transportation shall issue such 
regulations as are necessary to establish penalties for States that the 
Secretary finds do not comply with the requirements of section 31308(9) 
of title 49, United States Code.

SEC. 3. TERMINATION OF RECIPROCITY FOR COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES.

    Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 
shall take such actions as are necessary to terminate any existing 
reciprocity agreements that recognize foreign commercial driver's 
licenses in the United States or permit holders of foreign commercial 
driver's licenses to operate a commercial motor vehicle in the United 
States, unless expressly authorized by statute.

SEC. 4. AGENCY COOPERATION.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any agency operating 
under section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1357(g)) may use the authority of such Agency to identify and address 
foreign nationals unlawfully operating commercial motor vehicles in the 
United States and report to the Administrator of the Federal Motor 
Carrier Safety Administration.

SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect on the date that is 6 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act.
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