H.R. 8640

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8640 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8640

To direct the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration to establish and maintain a database for commercial 
driver's license data, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 30, 2026

Mr. Taylor (for himself and Mr. Shreve) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure

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A BILL

To direct the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration to establish and maintain a database for commercial 
driver's license data, 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 Reporting Act''.

SEC. 2. COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE DATABASE.

(a) In General.--Subchapter IV of chapter 311 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 31162. Commercial driver's license database
``(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this section, the Director of the U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services shall make the Systematic Alien Verification for 
Entitlements service available for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration.
``(b) Synchronization With States.--State driver license agencies 
shall submit to the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration--
``(1) the expiration date of any non-domiciled license 
issued by such State; and
``(2) a copy of the existing driver's license for each 
individual issued a non-domiciled commercial driver's license 
in such State.
``(c) Waiver of Submission.--States may request a waiver of the 
provisions of this section under section 31315.
``(d) Processing of Non-Domiciled CDLs.--
``(1) In general.--After the Administrator receives a 
submission from a State under subsection (b), the Administrator 
shall process such information through the Systematic Alien 
Verification for Entitlements service described in subsection 
(a).
``(2) Submission to uscis.--If the Administrator determines 
any non-domiciled commercial driver's license holder has an 
unlawful presence in the United States, using the Systematic 
Alien Verification for Entitlements service, the Administrator 
shall submit information on such holder to the Director of the 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
``(3) Removal.--After receiving any submission under 
paragraph (2), the Director shall investigate the holder for 
which the submission occurred to determine whether such holder 
is eligible for removal from the United States.
``(e) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this section, and each year thereafter, the Administrator 
shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate a report containing information on how 
many non-domiciled commercial driver's licenses were flagged using the 
system described in subsection (a) and the State in which such licenses 
were obtained.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 311 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``31162. Commercial driver's license database.''.
(c) Withholding Amounts for State Noncompliance.--Section 31314 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``or section 
31162'' after ``section 31311(a)'' each place it appears.
(d) Waivers, Exemptions, and Pilot Programs.--Subsections (a), (b), 
and (c) of section 31315 of title 49, United States Code, are amended--
(1) by inserting ``or a State'' after ``a person'' each 
place it appears;
(2) by inserting ``or State'' after ``the person'' each 
place it appears; and
(3) by inserting ``or, with respect to States, the 
requirements of section 31162'' after ``31136'' each place it 
appears.
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