CDL Act

James Lankford

Republican · OK · Senator

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• Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY)Original· 2026-04-27
• Alan Armstrong (R-OK)· 2026-04-28

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

2026-04-27

Source: Congress.gov

States would be required to add a marking to driver's licenses and ID cards showing whether the holder is a U.S. citizen in order for those documents to be accepted for federal purposes like boarding airplanes or entering federal buildings. The bill also sets new standards that states must follow when issuing commercial driver's licenses to be recognized by the federal government. This would affect anyone who needs a state ID for federal activities and states that issue these documents.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4398 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4398 To require new State-issued driver's licenses and identification cards to indicate whether or not the holder is a United States citizen in order to be acceptable for Federal recognition and to establish minimum requirements for Federal recognition of State-issued commercial driver's licenses and non-domicile commercial driver's licenses. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 27, 2026 Mr. Lankford (for himself and Ms. Lummis) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require new State-issued driver's licenses and identification cards to indicate whether or not the holder is a United States citizen in order to be acceptable for Federal recognition and to establish minimum requirements for Federal recognition of State-issued commercial driver's licenses and non-domicile commercial driver's licenses. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLES. This Act may be cited as the ``Citizenship Documented License Act'' or the ``CDL Act''. SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR FEDERALLY-RECOGNIZED DRIVER'S LICENSES AND IDENTIFICATION CARDS TO INDICATE WHETHER THE HOLDER IS A UNITED STATES CITIZEN. (a) In General.--Section 202(b) of the REAL ID Act of 2005 (division B of Public Law 109-13; 49 U.S.C. 30301 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(10) Indication that the person is a United States citizen or is not a United States citizen.''. (b) Effective Date; Applicability.--The requirement described in section 202(b)(10) of the REAL ID Act of 2005, as added by subsection (a), shall only apply to State-issued driver's licenses and identification cards issued on or after the date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 3. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES AND NON- DOMICILE COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES TO WARRANT FEDERAL RECOGNITION. Title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005 (division B of Public Law 109- 13; 49 U.S.C. 30301 note) is amended by inserting after section 202 the following: ``SEC. 202A. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES AND NON-DOMICILE COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES TO WARRANT FEDERAL RECOGNITION. ``(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), a Federal agency may not accept, for any official purpose, a commercial driver's license issued by a State to any person unless the State, before issuing such a license-- ``(1) required the person to present, and verified the validity of, the information described in section 202(c)(1); and ``(2) has verified the person is-- ``(A) a national of the United States (as defined in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22))); ``(B) an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (as defined in section 101(a)(20) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20))); or ``(C) a nonimmigrant described in subparagraph (E)(ii), (H)(ii)(a), or (H)(ii)(b) of section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) who is in possession of a valid, unexpired nonimmigrant visa issued to such nonimmigrant. ``(b) Exceptions.--The provisions relating to minimum issuance standards set forth in clauses (v) through (ix) of subparagraph (B) and subparagraph (C) of section 202(c)(2) shall not apply to the issuance of a commercial driver's license under subsection (a).''. <all>

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