S. 4398

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4398 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4398

To require new State-issued driver's licenses and identification cards 
to indicate whether or not the holder is a United States citizen in 
order to be acceptable for Federal recognition and to establish minimum 
requirements for Federal recognition of State-issued commercial 
driver's licenses and non-domicile commercial driver's licenses.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 27, 2026

Mr. Lankford (for himself and Ms. Lummis) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs

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A BILL

To require new State-issued driver's licenses and identification cards 
to indicate whether or not the holder is a United States citizen in 
order to be acceptable for Federal recognition and to establish minimum 
requirements for Federal recognition of State-issued commercial 
driver's licenses and non-domicile commercial driver's licenses.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLES.

This Act may be cited as the ``Citizenship Documented License Act'' 
or the ``CDL Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR FEDERALLY-RECOGNIZED DRIVER'S LICENSES AND 
IDENTIFICATION CARDS TO INDICATE WHETHER THE HOLDER IS A 
UNITED STATES CITIZEN.

(a) In General.--Section 202(b) of the REAL ID Act of 2005 
(division B of Public Law 109-13; 49 U.S.C. 30301 note) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
``(10) Indication that the person is a United States 
citizen or is not a United States citizen.''.
(b) Effective Date; Applicability.--The requirement described in 
section 202(b)(10) of the REAL ID Act of 2005, as added by subsection 
(a), shall only apply to State-issued driver's licenses and 
identification cards issued on or after the date that is 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES AND NON-
DOMICILE COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES TO WARRANT FEDERAL 
RECOGNITION.

Title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005 (division B of Public Law 109-
13; 49 U.S.C. 30301 note) is amended by inserting after section 202 the 
following:

``SEC. 202A. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES AND 
NON-DOMICILE COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES TO WARRANT 
FEDERAL RECOGNITION.

``(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), a Federal agency may 
not accept, for any official purpose, a commercial driver's license 
issued by a State to any person unless the State, before issuing such a 
license--
``(1) required the person to present, and verified the 
validity of, the information described in section 202(c)(1); 
and
``(2) has verified the person is--
``(A) a national of the United States (as defined 
in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22)));
``(B) an alien lawfully admitted for permanent 
residence (as defined in section 101(a)(20) of such Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20))); or
``(C) a nonimmigrant described in subparagraph 
(E)(ii), (H)(ii)(a), or (H)(ii)(b) of section 
101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) who is in possession of a valid, 
unexpired nonimmigrant visa issued to such 
nonimmigrant.
``(b) Exceptions.--The provisions relating to minimum issuance 
standards set forth in clauses (v) through (ix) of subparagraph (B) and 
subparagraph (C) of section 202(c)(2) shall not apply to the issuance 
of a commercial driver's license under subsection (a).''.
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