H.R. 5800
119th Congress
House
SAFE Drivers Act
Official title: To require all applicants for a commercial driver's license to demonstrate English language proficiency as a condition for testing and issuance, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 1, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Oct 21, 2025
Introduced in House
Oct 21, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Lobbying activity
11
- VENABLE LLP
- AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS
- PEARSON EDUCATION
- AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS
- VENABLE LLP
- VENABLE LLP
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Labor, Dept of (DOL)
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Federal Highway Administration (FHA)
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Cosponsors
29
R
Guest, Michael
R
Cline, Ben
R
Brecheen, Josh
R
Knott, Brad
R
Yakym, Rudy
R
Timmons, William R.
R
Estes, Ron
R
Rose, John W.
R
Moore, Barry
R
Moran, Nathaniel
R
Salazar, Maria Elvira
R
Webster, Daniel
R
Haridopolos, Mike
R
Tenney, Claudia
R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
R
Edwards, Chuck
R
Fine, Randy
R
Van Orden, Derrick
R
Finstad, Brad
R
Loudermilk, Barry
R
Aderholt, Robert B.
R
Donalds, Byron
R
Babin, Brian
R
Begich, Nicholas J.
R
Obernolte, Jay
R
Van Drew, Jefferson
R
McDowell, Addison P.
R
Nehls, Troy E.
R
Onder, Robert F.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5800: SAFE Drivers Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5800/
"H.R. 5800: SAFE Drivers Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5800/.
H.R. 5800, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5800/.
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