Secure Commercial Driver Licensing Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3013 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3013

    To require all testing relating to the issuance or renewal of a 
 commercial driver's license to be conducted only in English, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 16, 2025

 Mr. Cotton (for himself, Mr. Hagerty, and Mr. Tuberville) 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 require all testing relating to the issuance or renewal of a 
 commercial driver's license to be conducted only in English, 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 ``Secure Commercial Driver Licensing 
Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Commercial driver's license.--The term ``commercial 
        driver's license'' has the meaning given the term in section 
        31301 of title 49, United States Code.
            (2) Driver's license.--The term ``driver's license'' has 
        the meaning given the term in section 31301 of title 49, United 
        States Code.
            (3) Non-domiciled cdl.--The term ``non-domiciled CDL'' 
        means a commercial driver's license issued by a State or other 
        jurisdiction to an individual who is not domiciled in that 
        State or jurisdiction, in accordance with part 383 of title 49, 
        Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).
            (4) Non-domiciled clp.--The term ``non-domiciled CLP'' 
        means a commercial learner's permit issued by a State or other 
        jurisdiction to an individual who is not domiciled in that 
        State or jurisdiction, in accordance with part 383 of title 49, 
        Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Transportation.

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT TO ADMINISTER DRIVING TESTS IN ENGLISH.

    (a) In General.--Section 31305(a) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), in the first 
        sentence, by inserting ``(referred to in this section as the 
        `Secretary')'' after ``Secretary of Transportation'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as paragraphs 
        (8) and (9), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
            ``(7) shall require the tests to be administered only in 
        English;''.
    (b) Rulemaking.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate new, or revise 
existing, regulations, rules, and documents, as necessary, to ensure 
that all testing relating to the issuance or renewal of a commercial 
driver's license is conducted only in English, including--
            (1) any tests administered as part of an entry-level driver 
        training program;
            (2) any knowledge tests relating to the issuance or renewal 
        of a commercial driver's license; and
            (3) any tests administered by a third-party training 
        provider included on the training provider registry maintained 
        by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT TO HOLD DRIVER'S LICENSE BEFORE OBTAINING CDL.

    (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), beginning on the date 
of enactment of this Act, a commercial driver's license may not be 
issued to an individual who has not held a driver's license for a 
period of at least 1 year before the date on which the commercial 
driver's license is issued.
    (b) Exemption.--Subsection (a) does not apply to an individual who 
holds a commercial driver's license as of the date of enactment of this 
Act.

SEC. 5. REVOCATION OF AUTHORITY.

    The Secretary may revoke the authority of any State or other 
jurisdiction to issue non-domiciled CDLs or non-domiciled CLPs if the 
Secretary determines that the State or other jurisdiction is not in 
compliance with all applicable Federal standards relating to that 
authority, including the provisions of this Act and any regulations 
promulgated or revised under this Act.
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