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To require the Secretary of Transportation to modify certain regulations relating to the requirements for commercial driver's license testing and commercial learner's permit holders, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill would modify federal commercial driver's license regulations to allow states and third-party examiners to administer knowledge tests if they meet certain certification and training requirements. It would also allow any state to administer driving skills tests to commercial driver's license applicants regardless of where the applicant lives or received training. The Secretary of Transportation must implement these changes within 90 days of the bill's enactment.
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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ)
Actions (2)
- Jan 22, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. · senate
- Jan 22, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 22, 2025
Ms. Lummis (for herself and Mr. Kelly) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Transportation to modify certain regulations relating to the requirements for commercial driver’s license testing and commercial learner’s permit holders, 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 “Licensing Individual Commercial Exam-takers Now Safely and Efficiently Act of 2025” or the “LICENSE Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO CERTAIN COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE REGULATIONS.
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, shall—
(1) revise section 384.228 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), to allow a State or third-party examiner to administer a commercial driver’s license knowledge test if the examiner—
(A) maintains a valid commercial driver’s license test examiner certification;
(B) completes a commercial driver’s license skills test examiner training course that meets the requirements of subsection (d) of that section; and
(C) completes 1 unit of instruction described in subsection (c)(3) of that section; and
(2) revise section 383.79 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), to allow a State to administer a driving skills test to any commercial driver’s license applicant, regardless of the State of domicile of the applicant or where the applicant received driver training. <all>
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