S. 3475 · 118th Congress

Strengthening the Commercial Driver’s License Information System Act

Introduced on Dec 12, 2023 by Gary C. Peters (D-MI). One cosponsor. Became Public Law 118-156.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 118-156
Introduced
Dec 12, 2023
Cosponsors
1
1 from the other party
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to allow the Secretary of Transportation to designate an authorized operator of the commercial driver's license information system, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Computers and information technology
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Motor carriers
  • User charges and fees

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Gary C. PetersD-MISponsor

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Dec 12, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Dec 12, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  3. Jul 31, 2024 · SenateCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  4. Aug 1, 2024Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell without amendment. Without written report.
  5. Aug 1, 2024 · SenateCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell without amendment. Without written report.
  6. Aug 1, 2024 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 480.
  7. Sep 25, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  8. Sep 25, 2024 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6465; text: CR S6465)
  9. Sep 26, 2024 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  10. Sep 27, 2024 · HouseReceived in the House.
  11. Sep 27, 2024 · HouseHeld at the desk.
  12. Dec 9, 2024 · HouseMr. Graves (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  13. Dec 9, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6452-6453)
  14. Dec 9, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3475.
  15. Dec 9, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6452)
  16. Dec 9, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6452)
  17. Dec 9, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Dec 12, 2024Presented to President.
  19. Dec 12, 2024 · HousePresented to President.
  20. Dec 17, 2024Signed by President.
  21. Dec 17, 2024Signed by President.
  22. Dec 17, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-156.
  23. Dec 17, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-156.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC.1 report
    $630K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.