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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.

Introduced: October 21, 2025 Introduced by: Pat Harrigan Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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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 December 1, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 11

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • VENABLE LLP
    for PEARSON EDUCATION · New Jersey · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS
    for AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • PEARSON EDUCATION
    for PEARSON EDUCATION · New Jersey · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS
    for AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • VENABLE LLP
    for PEARSON EDUCATION · New Jersey · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • VENABLE LLP
    for PEARSON EDUCATION · New Jersey · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5800: SAFE Drivers Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5800/
MLA
"H.R. 5800: SAFE Drivers Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5800/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 5800, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5800/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 5800: SAFE Drivers Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5800/)
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