119th Congress·Senate bill
S. 191: LICENSE Act of 2025
A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to modify certain regulations relating to the requirements for commercial driver's license testing and commercial learner's permit holders, and for other purposes.
SponsorSen. Cynthia LummisRepublican, WY
IntroducedJan 22, 2025in the Senate
Latest actionJan 22, 20252 actions
Cosponsors10 recorded votes
Where the bill stands
In committee- Introduced Jan 22, 2025
- Committee Jan 22, 2025
- Passed Senate Next
- Passed House Not yet
- To President Not yet
- Law Not yet
Latest action, Jan 22, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Summary
Library of Congress, Jan 22, 2025Licensing Individual Commercial Exam-takers Now Safely and Efficiently Act of 2025 or the LICENSE Act of 2025
This bill requires the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCA) to revise regulations to relax certain requirements related to commercial driver's license (CDL) testing.
Specifically, the FMCA must allow a state or third-party examiner who has maintained a valid CDL test examiner certification and has previously completed a CDL skills test examiner training course to administer the CDL knowledge test, so long as they have completed one unit of instruction regarding the CDL knowledge test.
The FMCA must also allow a state to administer a driving skills test to any CDL applicant regardless of the applicant's state of domicile or where the applicant received driver training.
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As background, the FMCA implemented temporary waivers for similar CDL testing-related requirements in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These waivers have since expired.
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Actions
2 total- Jan 22, 2025SenateIntroduced in Senate
- Jan 22, 2025SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees
1- Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation CommitteeReferred ToReferred To, Jan 22, 2025
Sponsor and cosponsors
1 cosponsors- Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)Sponsor, Jan 22, 2025
- Mark Kelly (D-AZ)OriginalJoined Jan 22, 2025
Text versions
1- Introduced in Senate Jan 22, 2025 PDF: Introduced in Senate
Amendments
0No amendments offered
Cost estimates and reports
No cost estimate or committee report yet
Titles
3Short titles
- LICENSE Act of 2025Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Licensing Individual Commercial Exam-takers Now Safely and Efficiently Act of 2025Short Title(s) as Introduced
Official titles
- A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to modify certain regulations relating to the requirements for commercial driver's license testing and commercial learner's permit holders, and for other purposes.Official Title as Introduced
Subjects
0Policy area
Related bills
1- H.R. 623 Related bill LICENSE Act of 2025
Official record from Congress.gov, the House Clerk and the Senate; lobbying from Lobbying Disclosure Act filings. Updated Oct 27, 2026.