House Bill Would Make CDL Fraud Tipline Permanent Law
A bill introduced in the House, HR 11031, would codify FMCSA's Commercial Driver's License Fraud Tipline into law. According to Congress.gov, the measure was referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on November 12, 2026, which is the latest recorded action on the bill.
The tipline currently lets drivers, employers and the public report suspected CDL fraud, such as falsified skills tests or fraudulent third-party examiners, directly to FMCSA. Writing it into statute would give the program a permanent legal basis rather than leaving it as an agency-run initiative that could be altered or discontinued administratively.
The bill's title also references "other purposes," but the full text is not yet available, so the scope of those additional provisions is unknown. No sponsor, cosponsors or committee markup date have been published yet.
The introduction follows a string of federal and state prosecutions targeting CDL fraud schemes, including fake testing operations and bribery of examiners, though HR 11031 itself does not reference any specific case.
What's next
- Watch the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for scheduling of a hearing or markup.
- Full bill text should be reviewed once posted to confirm what "other purposes" covers.
All sources
- HR 11031: To codify the Commercial Driver's License Fraud Tipline into law, and for other purposes. — Congress.gov, 2026-11-12
