S. 2991

Summary

S. 2991, “Connor’s Law”, was introduced in the Senate on Oct 8, 2025 by Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Commerce, Science, And Transportation, and last saw action on Oct 8, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Record

Text

S. 2991 has 2 co-sponsors.

119 S2991 IS: Connor’s Law
 U.S. Senate
 2025-10-08
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 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.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 2991  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   October 8, 2025   Ms. Lummis  (for herself and  Mr. Barrasso ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation    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 adding  and  after the semicolon at the end; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(C)
can read and speak the English language sufficiently—
(i)
to converse with the general public;
(ii)
to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language;
(iii)
to respond to official inquiries; and
(iv)
to 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 a successor regulation), shall be declared out of service.
(2)
Rule of construction
Nothing in paragraph (1) changes, limits, or otherwise impacts an out-of-service order that—
(A)
is not covered under that paragraph; and
(B)
is carried out pursuant to applicable Federal law (including regulations) or the North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria.

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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.

Sponsors

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R) sponsors S. 2991, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Cynthia Lummis

Sen. · R–WY · Sponsor

Introduced Oct 8, 2025

John Barrasso

Sen. · R–WY · Co-sponsor

Joined Oct 8, 2025 · Original

Bernie Moreno

Sen. · R–OH · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 6, 2025

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Committees

S. 2991 went before 1 committee: Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Referred To · Oct 8, 2025 · 458 Bills

Actions

S. 2991 has taken 2 actions since Oct 8, 2025.

Votes

S. 2991 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 2991 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Connor’s Law — Display Title
• Connor’s Law — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 19 registered lobbyists who named S. 2991 in 8 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 Trucking/Shipping, Budget/Appropriations, Environment/Superfund, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation, Roads/Highway, Small Business.

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 S. 2991 under Transportation and Public Works, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2991’s is Transportation and Public Works.

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com