LICENSE Act of 2025

Senate Bill

S. 191

119th Congress

LICENSE Act of 2025

In Committee

Introduced:Jan 22, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Cynthia M. Lummis

Senator

Republican

WY

Cosponsors

1

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Transportation and Public Works

Summary

The LICENSE Act relaxes CDL testing requirements by allowing certified examiners to administer knowledge tests with minimal additional training. It also permits states to test CDL applicants regardless of their home state, addressing truck driver shortages.

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

AI Summary

Plain-English explanation of this bill

The LICENSE Act relaxes CDL testing requirements by allowing certified examiners to administer knowledge tests with minimal additional training. It also permits states to test CDL applicants regardless of their home state, addressing truck driver shortages.

Last updated: 1/5/2026

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Licensing 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.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.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Relaxes CDL testing requirements
Allows examiners to give knowledge tests with less training
Permits cross-state CDL skills testing
Addresses commercial driver shortages
Extends COVID-era testing flexibilities

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

Aspiring truck drivers would face easier access to CDL testing. States with examiner shortages could process more applicants. The trucking industry would benefit from faster driver licensing to address shortages.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Transportation and Public Works

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

191, 119th Congress (2025). "LICENSE Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-191