119 HR 5656 IH: To amend title 49, United States Code, to grant the United States Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico eligibility to issue commercial driver’s licenses, and for other purposes. U.S. House of Representatives 2025-09-30 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 5656IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 30, 2025Ms. Plaskett (for herself, Mr. Hernández, and Mr. Edwards) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureA BILLTo amend title 49, United States Code, to grant the United States Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico eligibility to issue commercial driver’s licenses, and for other purposes.

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Application of commercial motor vehicle safety

(a)

Definitions

Section 31301(14) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1)by striking and and inserting a comma; and (2)by inserting , and the United States Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico before the period. (b)

Penalty

Section 165(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (8)

Penalty

The amounts treated as being apportioned to the United States Virgin Islands under this subsection shall be deemed to be required to be apportioned to the United States Virgin Islands under that section for purposes of the imposition of any penalty under this title or title 49.. (c)

Implementation

The Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall work with the United States Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on obtaining full compliance with chapter 313 of title 49, United States Code, and regulations adopted under such chapter. (d)

Grace period

Notwithstanding section 31311(a) of title 49, United States Code, during a 5-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the United States Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico shall not be subject to a withholding of an apportionment of funds under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 104(b) of title 23, United States Code, for failure to comply with any requirement under section 31311(a) of title 49, United States Code.