No Licenses for Illegal Drivers or Truckers Act of 2026
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 5
- Latest action
- Apr 16, 2026
What it does
The bill would withhold 10 percent of federal highway funding from states that issue driver’s licenses, commercial driver’s licenses, or personal identification cards without verifying the applicant’s lawful presence in the United States. It requires states to enforce laws that confirm identity and lawful status through electronic validation of biographic and biometric data, background checks, and verification with federal agencies like the IRS, SSA, or USCIS. Funds withheld from noncompliant states would be redistributed to compliant states each October 1, with the possibility of reinstatement if a state comes into compliance during the fiscal year. The bill does not alter existing REAL ID…
AI summary · The lawmakers haven’t published an official summary of this bill yet, so 52 wrote this one from the bill’s text.
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