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We provide real-time updates on FMCSA announcements, guidance, rulemakings and compliance priorities for the trucking industry.

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: CMV Driver Medication Form

15 September 2026 at 9:00:00 am

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: CMV Driver Medication Form

Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection Request: 391.41 CMV Driver Medication Form

15 September 2026 at 5:00:00 am

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR) described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This Information Collection (IC) is voluntary and may be utilized by medical examiners (ME) responsible for issuing Medical Examiner's Certificates (MECs) to commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers. MEs that choose to use this IC do so to communicate with treating healthcare professionals who are responsible for prescribing certain medications, so that the ME fully understands the reasons the medications have been prescribed. The information obtained by the ME when utilizing this IC assists the ME in determining if the driver is medically qualified and ensures that there are no disqualifying medical conditions or underlying medical conditions and prescribed medications that could adversely affect their safe driving ability or cause incapacitation constituting a risk to the public. One comment was received in response to the 60-day Federal Register publication.

Exemption Application: Qualification of Drivers; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders

10 September 2026 at 9:00:00 am

Exemption Application: Qualification of Drivers; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders

Exemption Application: Qualification of Drivers; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders

10 September 2026 at 9:00:00 am

Exemption Application: Qualification of Drivers; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders

Exemption Application: Qualification of Drivers; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders

10 September 2026 at 9:00:00 am

Exemption Application: Qualification of Drivers; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders

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English Language Proficiency; Out of Service Criteria

9 October 2026 at 5:00:00 am

FMCSA proposes to codify the English language proficiency (ELP) driver qualification requirement as an out-of-service (OOS) violation. The rulemaking would ensure uniform enforcement by aligning the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR) with the current enforcement tolerances in the North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria issued by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA). The rulemaking responds to a petition from CVSA.
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Tennessee Cargo Theft Law Takes Effect July 1

Includes requirement that law enforcement officers file cargo theft reports, improving statewide intelligence gathering.

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Arizona Cargo Theft Task Force Established

Arizona law signed creating the cargo theft task force, making Arizona one of the most aggressive states in combating organized cargo crime.

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GHOSTRUCK Act Introduced

Foreign dispatchers could no longer remotely edit U.S. drivers' ELD records. Requires driver approval and strengthens the audit trail for edits.

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Fees for Commercial Driver's License Information System

FMCSA proposes to implement a user fee as authorized by Congress in the "Strengthening the Commercial Driver's License Information System Act" applicable to State driver licensing agencies (SDLAs) for accessing the Commercial Driver's License Information System (CDLIS). The fees would be collected by the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA), the organization that represents the State agencies responsible for complying with the Federal regulations concerning the commercial driver's license (CDL) program. AAMVA operates and maintains CDLIS on behalf of FMCSA.
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Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing

9 July 2026 at 5:00:00 am

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing

9 July 2026 at 5:00:00 am

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Request for Revocation of Authority Granted

14 July 2026 at 8:59:59 am

Exemption Application: Commercial Driver's License; Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles

18 July 2026 at 8:59:59 am

Exemption Application: Hours of Service of Drivers; American Pyrotechnics Association, Request to Include an Additional Member Company

21 July 2026 at 8:59:59 am

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders

22 July 2026 at 5:00:00 am

Congressional Activity 

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S240

Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

24 Jan 2025

HR10361

To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reimburse public employee retirement systems for accidental disability retirements and accidental deaths resulting from the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

14 Sept 2026

HR10355

Disaster Loan Outreach Consistency Act

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

14 Sept 2026

HR10365

To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to ensure DACA recipients are eligible for educational awards.

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

14 Sept 2026

HR10359

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to permanently extend the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award priority review vouchers for rare pediatric disease products.

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

14 Sept 2026

HR10353

SBIC Reporting Modernization Act of 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

14 Sept 2026

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