Require applicants for commercial driver's licenses to verify lawful presence and tighten standards for issuing licenses.

Tim Scott · South Carolina · Republican

policy impact 0.78 specificity 0.90 extraction confidence 95%

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Occurrences

Sen. Tim Scott and Sen. John Barrasso introduced the No Licenses for Illegal Drivers or Truckers Act, which would require applicants for commercial driver’s licenses to verify lawful presence and tighten standards for issuing licenses.

Introduced legislation to require lawful-presence verification for commercial driver's license applicants and tighten licensing standards.

Sens. Scott, Barrasso, Colleagues Introduce No Licenses for Illegal Drivers or Truckers Act — U.S. Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina
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Evidence

Last Action Date Listed: April 16, 2026. Action: Mr. Barrasso (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Lummis, and Mr. Scott of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. The bill would amend title 23 to withhold federal highway funding from states that issue driver’s licenses, commercial driver’s licenses, or personal identification cards without verifying legal status.

Scott cosponsored a bill that would require lawful-presence verification for driver’s licenses and CDLs, but the bill was only introduced and referred; it was not enacted.

partial same_term A for effort

S. 4317 (IS) - No Licenses for Illegal Drivers or Truckers Act of 2026 - BILLS-119s4317is | Content Details | GovInfo
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The Senate record shows the bill text was printed and that the proposal would require states to verify that every applicant for a driver’s license, including a commercial driver’s license, is in the country legally, and would withhold federal transportation funding from noncompliant states.

Official Senate floor remarks confirm the proposal’s scope and that it remained a legislative proposal rather than a completed policy.

partial same_term A for effort

CREC-2026-04-16-senate.pdf
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GovInfo’s bill record for S. 4317 lists the last action as April 16, 2026: Mr. Barrasso, for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Lummis, and Mr. Scott of South Carolina introduced the bill; it was read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. The record describes a bill to withhold federal highway funding from states that issue driver’s licenses, commercial driver’s licenses, or personal identification cards without verifying legal status.

Scott joined a serious legislative attempt matching the promise, but the official bill record shows only introduction and referral, not enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

S. 4317 (IS) - No Licenses for Illegal Drivers or Truckers Act of 2026 - BILLS-119s4317is | Content Details | GovInfo
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The Senate Congressional Record printed S. 4317 and the accompanying remarks on April 16, 2026. The text states the bill would require states to verify that every applicant for a driver’s license, including a commercial driver’s license, is in the country legally and would withhold 10 percent of federal transportation funding from noncompliant states.

Official floor record confirms the bill’s scope and that it remained a proposal on introduction day; it was not a completed policy action.

partial same_term A for effort

CREC-2026-04-16-senate.pdf
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Assessments

never unknown A for effort

Scott materially supported legislation matching the promise by joining S. 4317 in April 2026, which would require lawful-presence verification for driver’s-license and CDL applicants and penalize noncompliant states. But the evidence shows the bill was only introduced, printed, and referred to committee, with no enactment or completed policy change. Under the stated rule, a serious legislative attempt that did not deliver the promised outcome is scored as never, with effort credit.

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never same_term A for effort

Scott cosponsored or joined introduction of S. 4317 in April 2026, which directly matched the promise by requiring lawful-presence verification for driver’s license and commercial driver’s license applicants and tightening state issuance standards through federal highway funding penalties. However, the evidence shows the bill was only introduced, read twice, and referred to committee; there is no evidence it was enacted or otherwise implemented as federal policy. That is a serious legislative attempt but not delivery of the promised outcome.

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