Commercial Motor Vehicle English Proficiency Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 3
- Latest action
- Jun 18, 2025
What it does
The Commercial Motor Vehicle English Proficiency Act would amend federal law to require that individuals seeking to operate commercial motor vehicles demonstrate English language proficiency as a condition of passing knowledge tests or receiving certification to operate such vehicles, effective two years after enactment. Specifically, the bill mandates that applicants must be able to read and understand English traffic signs, communicate with traffic safety officers, border patrol agents, agricultural checkpoint personnel, and cargo weight-limit station staff in English, and provide and receive feedback and directions in English. It also prohibits administering commercial motor vehicle…
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