H.R. 3608

Summary

H.R. 3608, “Connor’s Law”, was introduced in the House on May 23, 2025 by Rep. David Taylor (R) with 24 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, and last saw action on May 24, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Record

Text

H.R. 3608 has 24 co-sponsors.

119 HR 3608 IH: Connor’s Law
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-05-23
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3608  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 23, 2025   Mr. Taylor  (for himself,  Ms. Hageman ,  Mr. Collins ,  Mr. Gosar ,  Ms. Van Duyne , and  Mr. Finstad ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to the requirement to test drivers of commercial motor vehicles for English proficiency, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as   Connor’s Law  .
2.
Requiring minimum language skills for commercial motor vehicle operators
(a)
In general
Section 31308(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (A) by striking  and  at the end;
(2)
in subparagraph (B) by inserting  and  at the end; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(C)
can read and speak the English language sufficiently to—
(i)
converse with the general public;
(ii)
understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language;
(iii)
respond to official inquiries; and
(iv)
make entries on reports and records;
  .
(b)
Out-of-Service order for noncompliance with minimum language requirement
(1)
Declaration of out of service
An individual operating a commercial motor vehicle who is determined by an authorized enforcement officer to be noncompliant with section 391.11(b)(2) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), shall be declared out of service.
(2)
Rule of construction
Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to change, limit, or otherwise impact out-of-service orders that are—
(A)
not covered under paragraph (1); and
(B)
carried out pursuant to applicable Federal law, Federal regulation, or the North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria.

Tracker

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To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to the requirement to test drivers of commercial motor vehicles for English proficiency, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. David Taylor (R) sponsors H.R. 3608, and 24 members have co-sponsored it, 5 of them from the day it was introduced.

David Taylor

Rep. · R–OH-2 · Sponsor

Introduced May 23, 2025

Mike Collins

Rep. · R–GA-10 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 23, 2025 · Original

Brad Finstad

Rep. · R–MN-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 23, 2025 · Original

Paul Gosar

Rep. · R–AZ-9 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 23, 2025 · Original

Harriet Hageman

Rep. · R–WY-0 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 23, 2025 · Original

Elizabeth Van Duyne

Rep. · R–TX-24 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 23, 2025 · Original

James Baird

Rep. · R–IN-4 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 2, 2025

Brandon Gill

Rep. · R–TX-26 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 3, 2025

Ken Calvert

Rep. · R–CA-41 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 5, 2025

Doug LaMalfa

Rep. · R–CA-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 5, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 3608 went before 2 committees: Highways and Transit Subcommittee and Transportation and Infrastructure.

Highways and Transit Subcommittee

Highways and Transit Subcommittee

Referred to · May 24, 2025 · 174 Bills

Transportation and Infrastructure

Transportation and Infrastructure

Referred To · May 23, 2025 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3608 has taken 3 actions since May 23, 2025, the latest on May 24, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 3608 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 3608 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Connor’s Law — Display Title
• Connor’s Law — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to the requirement to test drivers of commercial motor vehicles for English proficiency, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 19 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3608 in 13 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Transportation, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Torts, Trade (domestic/foreign), Trucking/Shipping, Agriculture, Automotive Industry, Banking.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3608 under Transportation and Public Works, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3608’s is Transportation and Public Works.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 3608, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 88 (Friday, May 23, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TAYLOR:H.R. 3608.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H2369]

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