House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
SAFE Drivers Act
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.
Sponsor: Rep. Pat Harrigan R-NCWhere it went
- IntroducedOct 21, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 1, 2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5800.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HARRIGAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 174, October 21, 2025, Page H4548):Article I, Section 8, Clauses 3 and 18 of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 21, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 80 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5800, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5800
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
29 cosponsors — 29 Republicans
0 of 29 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Brian Babin (R-TX), Nicholas Begich (R-AK), Josh Brecheen (R-OK), Earl Carter (R-GA), Ben Cline (R-VA), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Ron Estes (R-KS), Randy Fine (R-FL), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Michael Guest (R-MS), Mike Haridopolos (R-FL), Brad Knott (R-NC), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Addison McDowell (R-NC), Barry Moore (R-AL), Nathaniel Moran (R-TX), Troy Nehls (R-TX), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Robert Onder (R-MO), John Rose (R-TN), Maria Salazar (R-FL), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), William Timmons (R-SC), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Rudy Yakym (R-IN).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Pat Harrigan.
- H.R. 8790 (119th) Next-Generation Geothermal Research and Development Act
- H.R. 511 (119th) AMERICANS Act
- H.R. 1695 (119th) Guarding Readiness Resources Act
- H.Res. 1137 (119th) Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the creation of the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute, Inc., and commending its…
- H.R. 2551 (119th) Military Installation Retail Security Act of 2025
- H.R. 8482 (119th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify certain investment credit rules with respect to nuclear facilities.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.