{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://marymiller.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-miller-introduces-bill-crack-down-sanctuary-states-issuing-cdl-licenses", "Rep. Miller Introduces Bill to Crack Down on Sanctuary States Issuing CDL Licenses to Illegal Aliens", "2025-09-11", "2025", "2025-09", "Republican", "House", "IL", "Mary E. Miller", "M001211", "marymiller.house.gov", "marymiller", "https://marymiller.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Today, Congresswoman Mary Miller (IL-15) introduced the SAFE Driving Laws Act, legislation to stop sanctuary states from granting driver\u2019s licenses, including Commercial Driver\u2019s Licenses (CDLs), to illegal aliens. The bill ensures that sanctuary states issuing licenses to illegals will face a strict penalty that includes the loss of federal transportation funds.\n\n\u201cSanctuary states like Illinois are gambling with American lives by handing out driver\u2019s licenses and CDLs to illegal aliens,\u201d said Congresswoman Mary Miller. \u201cIt\u2019s a dangerous, irresponsible policy that puts innocent Americans in grave danger. My bill will ensure that these states comply or risk losing federal funding.\u201d\n\nSpecifically, the legislation:\n\nWithholds federal transportation funds from states that issue licenses to illegal aliens or fail to share criminal alien information with federal authorities.\n\nTargets key funding streams by cutting 50% of allocations from the National Highway Performance Program and the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program for non-compliant states.\n\nClarifies accountability by making states, not the federal government, solely responsible for CDLs issued within their borders.\n\nRequires transparency by directing the Secretaries of the Departments of Homeland Security and Transportation to maintain a public compliance database tracking each state.\n\nUnder the bill, states must come into compliance by the beginning of FY27 or face funding cuts every fiscal year thereafter.\n\nClick here to read more about the bill on Fox News.", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"]], "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://marymiller.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-miller-introduces-bill-crack-down-sanctuary-states-issuing-cdl-licenses"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0476908646523952, "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"}