,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fjga  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ag1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,steube introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
require that commercial driver's        
licenses be restricted to ,united       
,states citizens1 lawful permanent      
residents1 and individuals authorized by
 ,u4,s4 ,citizenship and ,immigration   
,services to engage in employment in the
 ,united ,states that includes driving a
 commercial motor vehicle1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,safer ,truckers    
,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,establishment of   
residency requirements for ,c,d,ls      
,section #cacjh7a7 of title #di1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in    
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking and at   
the end2  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by 
adding and after the semicolon at the   

end2 and  7#c7 by adding at the end the 
following3  7,c7 be a citizen or lawful 
permanent resident of the ,united       
,states or authorized by ,u4,s4         
,citizenship and ,immigration ,services 
to engage in employment in the ,united  
,states that includes driving a         
commercial motor vehicle2  4  #c4       
,reporting requirements and withholding 
of amounts for noncompliance ,section   
#cacaa7;a7 of title #di1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 is amended by adding at the end 
the following3  7#bf7 ,the ,state may   
issue a commercial driver's license to  
an individual only if the individual is 
a citizen or lawful permanent resident  
of the ,united ,states or is authorized 
by ,u4,s4 ,citizenship and ,immigration 
,services to engage in employment in the
 ,united ,states that includes driving a
 commercial motor vehicle4  7#bg7 ,not  
later than #ahj days after the date of  
enactment of this paragraph1 and by     
,december #ca of each year thereafter1  
the ,state shall submit to the          

,secretary a report describing the      
policies and actions of the ,state to   
uphold and enforce the ,english-language
 proficiency requirements for drivers of
 commercial motor vehicles1 as described
 in section #cia4aa7;b77#b7 of title    
#di1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or 
a successor regulation74  4