H.R. 5800 · 119th Congress
SAFE Drivers Act
Introduced on Oct 21, 2025 by Pat Harrigan (R-NC-10). 29 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Dec 1, 2025): Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Stage
- Introduced
- Introduced
- Oct 21, 2025
- Cosponsors
- 29
- 0 from the other party
- Policy area
- Transportation and Public Works
Progress
The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.
- Introduced
- 2Reported by committee
- 3Passed one chamber
- 4Passed both chambers
- 5Sent to the President
- 6Became law
Official title
To require all applicants for a commercial driver's license to demonstrate English language proficiency as a condition for testing and issuance, and for other purposes.
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.
Republicans · 29
- Troy E. NehlsR-TX-22original
- Robert F. Onder, Jr.R-MO-3original
- Addison P. McDowellR-NC-6signed on Oct 24, 2025
- Brian BabinR-TX-36signed on Oct 28, 2025
- Nicholas J. Begich IIIR-AKsigned on Oct 28, 2025
- Jay ObernolteR-CA-23signed on Oct 28, 2025
- Jefferson Van DrewR-NJ-2signed on Oct 28, 2025
- Robert B. AderholtR-AL-4signed on Oct 31, 2025
- Byron DonaldsR-FL-19signed on Oct 31, 2025
- Brad FinstadR-MN-1signed on Nov 12, 2025
- Barry LoudermilkR-GA-11signed on Nov 12, 2025
- Earl L. "Buddy" CarterR-GA-1signed on Nov 17, 2025
- Chuck EdwardsR-NC-11signed on Nov 17, 2025
- Randy FineR-FL-6signed on Nov 17, 2025
- Derrick Van OrdenR-WI-3signed on Nov 17, 2025
- Claudia TenneyR-NY-24signed on Nov 18, 2025
- Mike HaridopolosR-FL-8signed on Nov 19, 2025
- Nathaniel MoranR-TX-1signed on Nov 20, 2025
- Maria Elvira SalazarR-FL-27signed on Nov 20, 2025
- Daniel WebsterR-FL-11signed on Nov 20, 2025
- Barry MooreR-AL-1signed on Nov 21, 2025
- John W. RoseR-TN-6signed on Dec 2, 2025
- Ron EstesR-KS-4signed on Dec 5, 2025
- William R. Timmons IVR-SC-4signed on Dec 10, 2025
- Brad KnottR-NC-13signed on Jan 7, 2026
- Rudy Yakym IIIR-IN-2signed on Jan 7, 2026
- Josh BrecheenR-OK-2signed on Apr 15, 2026
- Ben ClineR-VA-6signed on Apr 20, 2026
- Michael GuestR-MS-3signed on Apr 27, 2026
Roll calls
Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.
No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.
History
Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.
- Oct 21, 2025Introduced in House
- Oct 21, 2025Introduced in House
- Oct 21, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- Dec 1, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Committees
Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.
Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction
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Who lobbied on it
Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.
- PEARSON EDUCATION4 reports$200K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PEARSON EDUCATION, INC$519.9K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
- AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC.3 reports$1.9M reported (all issues)
- FEDEX CORPORATION2 reportsFederal contractor: FEDEX SUPPLY CHAIN DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, INC.$407.8M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
Reports filed in 2025, 2026.
Sources and method
Every figure on this page traces to these records.
- 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 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 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 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 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.