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

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Occurrences

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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Evidence

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."

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
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 96%

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."

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%

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."

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 - Secure Commercial Driver Licensing Act of 2025 | Congress.gov
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 99%

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.

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.

unresolved later_term

Restoring Integrity to the Issuance of Non-Domiciled Commercial Drivers Licenses (CDL)
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 74%

Assessments

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%