S. 2991

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2991 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2991

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.

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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

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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.
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