Empower the Secretary of Transportation to suspend or revoke a state’s authority to issue non-domiciled CDLs if found non-compliant with federal standards.

Tom Cotton · Arkansas · Republican

policy impact 4.00 specificity 1.00 extraction confidence 96%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Empower the Secretary of Transportation to suspend or revoke a state’s authority to issue non-domiciled CDLs if found non-compliant with federal standards

Tom Cotton commits to authorizing the Secretary of Transportation to suspend or revoke a state's authority to issue non-domiciled CDLs if the state does not comply with federal standards.

Barr, Cotton, Tuberville, and Hagerty Move to Stop Illegals from Getting CDLs, Punish Non-Compliant States | Press Releases | Congressman Andy Barr
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This legislation will require all commercial driver’s license (CDL) testing to be conducted in English only and allows the Transportation Secretary to suspend or revoke a state’s authority to issue non-domiciled CDLs if they aren’t compliant with federal standards.

The bill would authorize the Transportation Secretary to suspend or revoke state authority over non-domiciled CDLs for noncompliance.

Cotton, Barr, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Conduct English-Only CDL Tests
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Evidence

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The press release says the Secure Commercial Driver Licensing Act "allows the Transportation Secretary to suspend or revoke a state’s authority to issue non-domiciled CDLs if they aren’t compliant with federal standards."

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Cotton publicly advanced the exact policy concept in a press release announcing the bill.

never same_term A for effort

Cotton, Barr, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Conduct English-Only CDL Tests
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Congress.gov shows the introduced bill text. Section 5 states: "The Secretary may revoke the authority of any State or other jurisdiction to issue non-domiciled CDLs or non-domiciled CLPs if the Secretary determines that the State or other jurisdiction is not in compliance with all applicable Federal standards relating to that authority."

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Cotton introduced legislation containing the requested revocation authority language, but only as a bill.

never same_term A for effort

S.3013 - Secure Commercial Driver Licensing Act of 2025
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 98%

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Congress.gov lists the latest action as "10/16/2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation" and the tracker status as "Introduced."

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The bill advanced no farther than introduction and referral as of the latest official congressional status, so the promise was not enacted through legislation.

never same_term A for effort

S.3013 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Secure Commercial Driver Licensing Act of 2025 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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FMCSA’s final rule says it "limits eligibility for non-domiciled" CDLs and CLPs and is effective 2026-03-16; the agency separately notes that states failing to comply can face corrective action and revocation of noncompliant credentials under FMCSA enforcement.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Federal regulators later implemented a separate non-domiciled CDL restriction and enforcement regime, but this was not the result of Cotton’s bill becoming law.

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Restoring Integrity to the Issuance of Non-Domiciled Commercial Drivers Licenses (CDL)
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Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. same_term A for effort

Cotton introduced S.3013 in the 119th Congress with language matching the promise, including authority for the Transportation Secretary to revoke a state's authority to issue non-domiciled CDLs or CLPs for noncompliance. However, the bill only reached introduction and committee referral and was not enacted. FMCSA later issued a related rule on non-domiciled CDL eligibility and enforcement, but the evidence does not show Cotton's bill became law or that the exact promised authority was delivered through his action. This qualifies as a serious legislative attempt that failed to deliver the promised outcome.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%