[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5688 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5688
To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to requirements for
States issuing commercial driver's licenses to non-domiciled
individuals, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 3, 2025
Mr. Rouzer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to requirements for
States issuing commercial driver's licenses to non-domiciled
individuals, 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 ``Non-Domiciled CDL Integrity Act''.
SEC. 2. ISSUANCE OF NON-DOMICILED COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES.
Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 31311(12) are amended to read
as follows:
``(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the
State may issue a commercial driver's license only to
an individual who operates or will operate a commercial
motor vehicle and is domiciled in the State or in a
State that does not issue commercial driver's licenses.
``(B) Under regulations prescribed by the
Secretary, the State may issue a commercial driver's
license to an individual who operates or will operate a
commercial motor vehicle and is domiciled in a foreign
jurisdiction, if--
``(i) with respect to applicants domiciled
in a foreign jurisdiction other than the
jurisdictions specified in clause (ii)--
``(I) the individual has lawful
immigration status in the United
States;
``(II) the individual possesses a
visa determined by the Secretary to be
directly connected to a legitimate,
employment-based reason to hold a
commercial driver's license;
``(III) the State confirms the
applicant's lawful immigration status
before issuing, transferring, renewing,
or upgrading a license issued under
this paragraph;
``(IV) the State issues a license
under this paragraph for a time period
of up to 1 year or until the expiration
of the applicant's authorized stay in
the United States, whichever is
shorter; and
``(V) the State retains records
related to the issuance of a license
under this paragraph for not less than
2 years or for a period of time as
otherwise prescribed by the Secretary
and, within 48 hours of a request,
provides such records to the Secretary;
and
``(ii) with respect to applicants domiciled
in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam,
American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands--
``(I) the individual presents
acceptable proof of United States
citizenship or lawful permanent
resident status;
``(II) the State confirms the
applicant's United States citizenship
or lawful permanent resident status
before issuing, transferring, renewing,
or upgrading a license issued under
this paragraph; and
``(III) the State retains records
related to the issuance of a license
under this paragraph for not less than
2 years or for a period of a time as
otherwise prescribed by the Secretary
and, within 48 hours of a request,
provides such records to the
Secretary.''.
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