Require commercial driver's license applicants to satisfy immigration and employment authorization requirements before receiving or keeping authorization to operate a commercial motor vehicle.

‘‘(26) The State may issue a commercial driv-18 er’s license or commercial learner’s permit to an in-19 dividual only if the individual meets the immigration 20 and employment authorization requirements estab-21 lished under section 31308(1)(C).’’

Gill introduced legislation requiring states to issue commercial driver's licenses or learner's permits only to applicants who meet federal immigration and employment authorization requirements.

BILLS-119hr10620ih.pdf
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Congressman Brandon Gill (R-TX) today introduced Barron’s Law to ensure that illegal aliens cannot obtain trucking licenses. The legislation would strengthen commercial trucking safety by ensuring drivers have lawful status or proper employment authorization, requiring English-language proficiency testing, crack down on fraud, and impose enhanced penalties on motor carriers that knowingly use ineligible drivers.

Gill introduced Barron's Law, which would require lawful status or proper employment authorization for commercial trucking licenses.

Rep. Gill Introduces Barron’s Law | Representative Brandon Gill
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Congressman Brandon Gill (R-TX) today introduced Barron’s Law to ensure that illegal aliens cannot obtain trucking licenses. The legislation would strengthen commercial trucking safety by ensuring drivers have lawful status or proper employment authorization

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Gill announced a legislative attempt within the lookback window that directly tracks the promise's immigration/status and work-authorization CDL requirements, but introduction alone is not enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Rep. Gill Introduces Barron’s Law | Representative Brandon Gill
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Mr. Gill of Texas (for himself, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Williams of Texas, and Mr. Self) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Official GovInfo status shows H.R. 10620 was introduced and referred to committee, with no enacted-law status shown.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10620 (IH) - Trucking Safety and Accountability Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr10620ih | Related Documents | GovInfo
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The State may issue a commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit to an individual only if the individual meets the immigration and employment authorization requirements established under section 31308(1)(C).

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill text would impose the promised CDL immigration and employment-authorization prerequisite, confirming concrete legislative effort but not delivery.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10620 Introduced in House Text - GovInfo
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Beginning March 16, 2026, the State must not issue (which includes amending, correcting, reprinting, reinstating, or otherwise duplicating a previously issued CLP or CDL), transfer, renew, or upgrade a non-domiciled CLP or CDL unless, at the time of the transaction, the applicant provides evidence of lawful immigration status

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): FMCSA's final rule partially delivers the policy objective for non-domiciled CLPs/CDLs by requiring lawful-status evidence before issuance, transfer, renewal, or upgrade, but it is an agency rule rather than Gill's bill and is narrower than all CDL applicants.

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2026-02965.pdf
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If a non-domiciled CDL or CLP was issued for a period of validity that exceeded the expiration of the applicant’s lawful presence document(s), then that license was non-compliant with Federal Regulations at the time of issuance.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): FMCSA guidance confirms continued implementation and enforcement implications for keeping non-domiciled CDL authority where lawful-presence limits were not met.

partial same_term

Non-Domiciled CDL 2026 Final Rule FAQs | FMCSA
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26-1032 83.6 Mb Jorge Lujan v. FMCSA Judges: Millett, Pillard, Childs Arguing: Wendy Liu, Paul Lawrence, Simon Gregory Jerome (DOJ) 09/15/2026

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): A D.C. Circuit merits argument in the challenge to the FMCSA CDL rule occurred during the lookback window, indicating the agency delivery remains under active judicial review as of the refresh period.

unresolved same_term

USCA-DC Oral Argument Recordings
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