Bill · S. 2690· Senate(119-S-2690)
Safer Truckers Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 9/3/2025
- Last activity
- 9/3/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Sponsored by
- Ashley Moody
- Cosponsors
- - 6 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is called the Safer Truckers Act of 2025. It changes the rules for getting a commercial driver's license in the United States. Under the bill, a commercial driver's license is restricted to United States citizens, lawful permanent residents, and people authorized by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to work in jobs that include driving a commercial motor vehicle. States are only allowed to issue a commercial driver's license to individuals who meet these specific citizenship or work authorization requirements. Additionally, states must submit yearly reports describing their policies and actions to uphold and enforce English-language proficiency requirements for commercial motor vehicle drivers. The first report is due not later than 180 days after the enactment of the Act, and subsequent reports are due by December 31 of each year.
Yes
Does this tighten control of the border?+5
The bill strengthens citizenship and residency requirements for commercial driver's licenses, aligning with tighter immigration and border security controls.
Does this repair or build roads and bridges?+3
By tightening English-language proficiency reporting and driver qualifications, the bill aims to enhance commercial driving safety on public roads.
Does this give the federal government more power?+3
The legislation imposes new federal reporting mandates on states regarding commercial driver licensing and English-language enforcement.
The opposite
Would immigrants be better off under this?-5
The bill completely bars individuals without specific U.S. citizenship or authorized work statuses from obtaining a commercial driver's license.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Section 2 and Section 3: These sections establish clear residency and work authorization requirements for commercial driver's licenses, ensuring that licenses are only issued to U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, and individuals authorized by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to engage in employment that includes driving a commercial motor vehicle.
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Section 3: This section requires states to submit reports describing their policies and actions to uphold and enforce English-language proficiency requirements for drivers of commercial motor vehicles, which helps hold state officials accountable for enforcement.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Section 2 and Section 3: By restricting commercial driver's licenses strictly to U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, and specific work-authorized individuals, individuals who do not fall into these exact categories are completely barred from obtaining a commercial driver's license.
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Section 3: States face new mandatory reporting requirements regarding English-language proficiency enforcement, which could place administrative burdens on state governments to constantly track and report their enforcement actions to the Secretary.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Immigrants-5
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Border Security+5
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Roads And Bridges+3
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power+3
- 2/25/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 11/10/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 10/16/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/15/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/10/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/9/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/3/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Introduced in Senate
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