Safer Truckers Act of 2025

This bill would limit who can get a commercial driver’s license (CDL). States could give CDLs only to U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, or people who have work authorization from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for jobs that include driving a commercial motor vehicle. It also requires states to report how they are enforcing the rule that commercial drivers must be able to speak and read English, as already described in federal regulations .

States would need to send the first report within 180 days after the law takes effect, and then every year by December 31, describing their policies and actions on English-language checks for commercial drivers .

• Who is affected: People applying for CDLs and state driver’s licensing agencies .
• What changes: CDLs limited to citizens, green card holders, and workers with USCIS authorization for driving jobs; states must file regular reports on English-language enforcement for commercial drivers .
• When: First state report due within 180 days of enactment; then due each year by December 31 .