{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://barr.house.gov/press-releases?ID=A9AD1689-8F84-4757-9C8E-B20F87270FD0", "Barr, Cotton, Tuberville, and Hagerty Move to Stop Illegals from Getting CDLs, Punish Non-Compliant States", "2025-10-16", "2025", "2025-10", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Andy Barr", "B001282", "barr.house.gov", "barr", "https://barr.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C.\u2014 This week, U.S. Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06), U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR), U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), and U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) will introduce the Secure Commercial Driver Licensing Act of 2025, legislation to prevent illegal immigrants from obtaining Commercial Driver\u2019s Licenses (CDLs). The legislation also holds states accountable that refuse to follow federal law and prevent these licenses from going to illegal immigrants. The bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate on Thursday and will be introduced by Barr in the House of Representatives on Friday.\n\nThis legislation comes on the heels of an illegal immigrant operating an 18-wheeler killing three Americans while he illegally made a U-turn.\n\n\u201cBy issuing CDLs to illegal immigrants, states like California are undermining federal law and endangering public safety,\u201d said Congressman Barr. \u201cOur bill restores accountability by strengthening President Trump\u2019s authority to hold liberal states in check when they defy federal law and recklessly grant CDLs to illegal immigrants.\u201d\n\n\u201cFor everyone\u2019s safety, you must be able to read and understand English road signs when operating a commercial vehicle. Our bill would require commercial drivers to pass the test given in English,\u201d said Senator Cotton.\n\n\u201cIf you drive a truck in the United States, you should be able to speak English fluently. This protects our law enforcement officers and the general public. This is not only about safety and efficiency \u2013 it\u2019s just commonsense. Whether taking their kids to school, driving to work, or going to the grocery store, Americans shouldn\u2019t feel in danger every time they get on the road,\u201d said Senator Tuberville.\n\nThe Secure Commercial Driver Licensing Act would:\n\nRequire all testing related to the issuance or renewal of a commercial driver\u2019s license (CDL), including non-domiciled CDLs, to be conducted only in English\n\nEmpower the Secretary of Transportation to suspend or revoke a state\u2019s authority to issue non-domiciled CDLs if found non-compliant with federal standards\n\nRequire individuals to hold a standard driver\u2019s license for one year before obtaining a CDL\n\nText of the bill can be found here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://barr.house.gov/press-releases?ID=A9AD1689-8F84-4757-9C8E-B20F87270FD0"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8995179086923599, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}