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49 U.S.C. § 31308

Commercial driver’s license

United States · Title 49 — TRANSPORTATION · Status: effective

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49 U.S.C. § 31308, Commercial driver’s license, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/490688
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After consultation with the States, the Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe regulations on minimum uniform standards for the issuance of commercial drivers’ licenses and learner’s permits by the States and for information to be contained on each of the licenses and permits. The standards shall require at a minimum that— an individual issued a commercial driver’s license— the license or learner’s permit contain—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 103-272(H.R. 1758)1994-07-05
    To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to transportation, as subtitles II, III, and V-X of title 49, United States Code, "Transportation", and to make other technical improvements in the Code.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 105-178(H.R. 2400)1998-06-09
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
    House: 190–195Senate: 88–5
  • Amended byPub. L. 109-59(H.R. 3)2005-08-10
    SAFETEA-LU
    House: 412–8Senate: 91–4
  • Amended byPub. L. 110-244(H.R. 1195)2008-06-06
    SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008
    House: no recorded tallySenate: 88–2
  • Amended byPub. L. 112-141(H.R. 4348)2012-07-06
    MAP-21
    House: 373–52Senate: 74–19