STOP Improper Licensing Act

Key Points

• This bill requires federal officials to check how states give out commercial driver's licenses to people who do not live permanently in the United States. The goal is to make sure these licenses are only going to people who are legally allowed to be in the country.
• The federal trucking agency would have three years to audit every state. They will look for cases where licenses were given to people without checking their legal status or where people kept their licenses after their legal permission to stay in the country expired.
• If a state has a high error rate, they will face more frequent checks. For example, if more than one out of every four licenses checked is wrong, that state will be audited every year for three years until they fix the problem.
• States that do not follow the rules or refuse to fix their mistakes could lose their federal trucking safety funding. This money is usually used to help keep roads safe and inspect large trucks.
• The results of these audits will be made public on a government website. This allows people to see which states are following the law and which ones are struggling to keep their records accurate.

Impact Analysis

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