To amend title 49, United States Code, to grant Puerto Rico eligibility to issue commercial driver's licenses, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-1967
Sponsor: full_name: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-03-17
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Labor standards

Licensing and registrations

Motor carriers

Puerto Rico
Latest action: action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill makes Puerto Rico eligible to issue commercial driver's licenses. It also directs the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to work with Puerto Rico on obtaining full compliance with commercial driver's license requirements.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1967 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2021 Miss González-Colón introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to grant Puerto Rico eligibility to issue commercial driver’s licenses, and for other purposes.

1. Application of commercial motor vehicle safety (a) Definition Section 31301(14) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking and and inserting a comma; and (2) by inserting , and Puerto Rico before the period. (b) Implementation The Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall work with Puerto Rico on obtaining full compliance with chapter 313 of title 49, United States Code, and regulations adopted under that chapter. (c) Grace period Notwithstanding section 31311(a) of title 49, United States Code, during a 5-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, Puerto Rico shall not be subject to a withholding of an apportionment of funds under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 104(b) of title 23, United States Code, for failure to comply with any requirement under section 31311(a) of title 49, United States Code.