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To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to the requirement to test drivers of commercial motor vehicles for English proficiency, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends federal transportation law to require commercial motor vehicle operators to demonstrate proficiency in reading and speaking English. The required proficiency level includes the ability to converse with the general public, understand highway traffic signs and signals in English, respond to official inquiries, and complete reports and records. Commercial motor vehicle operators determined to be noncompliant with the English language requirement may be declared out of service by enforcement officers. The bill clarifies that this provision does not change other out-of-service requirements under federal law or the North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria.
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Sponsor (1)
2 cosponsors
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY)
- Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH] (R-OH)
Actions (2)
- Oct 8, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. · senate
- Oct 8, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
October 8, 2025
Ms. Lummis (for herself and Mr. Barrasso) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to the requirement to test drivers of commercial motor vehicles for English proficiency, 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 “Connor’s Law”.
SEC. 2. REQUIRING MINIMUM LANGUAGE SKILLS FOR COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATORS.
(a) In General.—Section 31308(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking “and” at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (B), by adding “and” after the semicolon at the end; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(C) can read and speak the English language sufficiently—
“(i) to converse with the general public;
“(ii) to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language;
“(iii) to respond to official inquiries; and
“(iv) to make entries on reports and records;”.
(b) Out-of-Service Order for Noncompliance With Minimum Language Requirement.—
(1) Declaration of out of service.—An individual operating a commercial motor vehicle who is determined by an authorized enforcement officer to be noncompliant with section 391.11(b)(2) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), shall be declared out of service.
(2) Rule of construction.—Nothing in paragraph (1) changes, limits, or otherwise impacts an out-of-service order that—
(A) is not covered under that paragraph; and
(B) is carried out pursuant to applicable Federal law (including regulations) or the North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria. <all>
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