10/19/2026
'A Texas congressman has introduced legislation that would require truck drivers to pass standardized English-proficiency tests to obtain or renew commercial driver’s licenses.
U.S. Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas), introduced Barron’s Law on Monday, saying the legislation is intended to strengthen commercial trucking safety by ensuring drivers have lawful immigration status or proper employment authorization, requiring English-language proficiency testing, cracking down on fraud and increasing penalties on motor carriers that knowingly use ineligible drivers.'
A Texas congressman has proposed “Barron’s Law,” which would require standardized English testing for CDL issuance and strengthen chameleon-carrier enforcement.