CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Stacey Plaskett (D-VI)

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.

H.R. 5656 · House bill Transportation and Public Works

A Democratic bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See all 2 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill proposes amendments to title 49 of the United States Code. The primary goal is to grant the United States Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico the eligibility to issue commercial driver's licenses. It also addresses how penalties are apportioned to the United States Virgin Islands. Additionally, the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is tasked with working with these territories to achieve compliance with specific safety regulations. Finally, the bill establishes a 5-year grace period regarding the withholding of funds.

Yes· 3 of 8

  • Scored +3

    Is this likely to create jobs?

    The eligibility to issue commercial driver's licenses facilitates employment opportunities for drivers in the territories.

  • Scored +3

    Does this leave more decisions to the states?

    The bill grants the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico the authority to issue commercial driver's licenses similar to states.

  • Scored +2

    Would households on low incomes be better off under this?

    Improved access to commercial driver's licenses can increase employment opportunities for low-income workers in the territories.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.