I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5767 
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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 17, 2025 
Mr. BARR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
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 Representa-
tives 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 
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given the term in section 31301 of title 49, United 
States Code. 
(2) DRIVER’S LICENSE.—The term ‘‘driver’s li-
cense’’ 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 indi-
vidual who is not domiciled in that State or jurisdic-
tion, 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 per-
mit issued by a State or other jurisdiction to an in-
dividual who is not domiciled in that State or juris-
diction, in accordance with part 383 of title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regula-
tions). 
(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— 
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(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 fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(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 promul-
gate new, or revise existing, regulations, rules, and docu-
ments, 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. 
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SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT TO HOLD DRIVER’S LICENSE BE-
FORE OBTAINING CDL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), begin-
ning 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 li-
cense 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 applica-
ble 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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