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Professional Driver Background Check Efficiency Act of 2006

Introduced: June 15, 2006 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Jun 12, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity.
Jun 9, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
Jun 8, 2006
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 8, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Professional Driver Background Check Efficiency Act of 2006 - Amends federal transportation law to revise background records check requirements with respect to the issuance of a motor vehicle license for the transportation of hazardous materials to: (1) impose a fee of not more than $50 upon the applicant to cover the costs of the background check; and (2) authorize the costs for such background checks be reimbursed to the state. Prohibits an applicant from being subjected to an additional background records check or having to pay a fee in connection with applying for a transportation security card.

What's happening now June 12, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2
D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 21, 2006
GORDON, BART
· Jun 20, 2006
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jun 19, 2006
HOEKSTRA, PETER
· Jun 15, 2006
LATOURETTE, STEVEN
· Jun 15, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5560: Professional Driver Background Check Efficiency Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5560/
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"H.R. 5560: Professional Driver Background Check Efficiency Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5560/.
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H.R. 5560, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5560/.
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