Require standardized English language proficiency testing before issuing or renewing commercial driver's licenses or learner's permits.

Brandon Gill · Texas · Republican

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Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Amend federal law to require states to administer standardized English proficiency tests for commercial driver licensing.. Promised outcome: Commercial driver applicants would have to demonstrate English proficiency sufficient for safe operation before receiving or renewing a CDL or CLP.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Introduced H.R. 10620, the Trucking Safety and Accountability Act of 2026, in the 119th Congress as a U.S. Representative from Texas.

Occurrences

‘‘(27) Before a commercial driver’s license or 16 commercial learner’s permit is issued or renewed, 17 the State shall require each applicant to pass one or 18 more standardized English language proficiency as-19 sessments established and approved by the Adminis-20 trator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Adminis-21 tration

Gill introduced legislation requiring commercial driver's license and learner's permit applicants to pass FMCSA-approved English proficiency assessments before issuance or renewal.

BILLS-119hr10620ih.pdf
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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's legislation would require English-language proficiency testing for commercial trucking drivers.

Rep. Gill Introduces Barron’s Law | Representative Brandon Gill
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Evidence

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issued or renewed, the State shall require each applicant to pass one or more standardized English language proficiency assessments

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Gill's introduced bill contains language matching the commitment, but this is introduced bill text, not enacted law.

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H.R. 10620 Introduced in House Text - GovInfo
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introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The official status shows H.R. 10620 was introduced and referred to committee during the lookback window, with no enactment shown.

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H.R. 10620 (IH) - Trucking Safety and Accountability Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr10620ih | Related Documents | GovInfo
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requiring English-language proficiency testing

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Gill's office publicly announced Barron's Law as an effort to require English-language proficiency testing for trucking licenses.

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Rep. Gill Introduces Barron’s Law | Representative Brandon Gill
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requiring commercial driver’s license (CDL) tests be administered in English

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): DOT announced English-only CDL testing, a related partial administrative action, but it does not prove the narrower standardized proficiency-assessment requirement before both issuance and renewal.

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DRIVING THE NEWS: Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and FMCSA Administrator Derek Barrs Announce New Actions to Secure America’s Roads | US Department of Transportation
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noncompliance with ELP requirements will result in a driver being placed OOS

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): FMCSA proposed codifying out-of-service enforcement for English-language-proficiency violations; this supports related enforcement activity but not final delivery of standardized issuance/renewal testing.

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2026-16288.pdf
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Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-10-07 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. same_term A for effort

The verified commitment is to require states to administer standardized English proficiency assessments before a CDL or CLP is issued or renewed. Verified evidence shows Gill introduced bill text containing that requirement, and the bill was referred to committee. The verified passages do not show that the bill or equivalent federal requirement was enacted by the as-of date. Because this is an attempt without enacted outcome and no deadline has expired, the promise remains unresolved, though Gill materially advanced it by introducing the bill.

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