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Adds a new section (7512) to title 46 making a license, certificate, or merchant mariner’s document authorized under that part subject to denial for individuals convicted of an offense prohibited under title 18 or a substantially similar offense under other Federal, State, local, or Tribal law.
Adds subsection (f) to prohibit the Secretary from issuing a license or certification under this section to an individual convicted of an offense prohibited under title 18 or a substantially similar offense under other Federal, State, local, or Tribal law.
Adds subsection (c) to require that, in developing required regulations, the Secretary may not permit issuance of a certification under this section to any individual convicted of an offense prohibited under title 18 or a substantially similar offense under other Federal, State, local, or Tribal law.
Strikes and replaces the text of 31310(d)(2) to disqualify from obtaining a commercial driver’s license any individual convicted of an offense prohibited under title 18 or a substantially similar offense under other Federal, State, local, or Tribal law.
Adds subsection (m) to prohibit the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration from issuing an airman certificate to any individual convicted of an offense prohibited under title 18 or a substantially similar offense under other Federal, State, local, or Tribal law.
Bars people convicted of human trafficking (or substantially similar state, local, or Tribal offenses) from receiving certain transportation-related licenses, certificates, or authorizations. The law amends federal statutes to require denial of merchant mariner credentials, commercial driver’s licenses under federal standards, pilot/airman certificates, locomotive and train certifications, and other DOT/DHS transportation authorizations to such individuals.
The change creates a permanent disqualification based on the specified convictions, directs relevant federal agencies and credentialing systems to refuse issuance under the amended provisions of Titles 46 and 49 of the U.S. Code, and will affect applicants and credentialing authorities across maritime, aviation, rail, and commercial motor vehicle sectors.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced November 5, 2025 by Marsha Blackburn · Last progress November 5, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced in Senate