H.R. 11031: CDL Fraud Tipline Act

This bill would require the Department of Homeland Security, working with the Department of Transportation, to create and maintain a public tipline for reporting suspected fraud involving the issuance of commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) to people who are unlawfully present in the United States.

What the government would have to do

• Set up and operate a hotline called the Commercial Driver’s License Fraud Tipline within 180 days after the bill becomes law.
• Make it possible for people to submit tips by phone, email, an online form, or another method the Homeland Security Secretary decides is appropriate.
• Create a website that clearly posts the contact information for the tipline and makes it easy to find.

Reporting to Congress

Within one year after the law takes effect, and then every year after that, Homeland Security would have to send Congress a report showing:

• how many tips the hotline received during the previous year; and
• how many fraudulent CDLs were reported overall, broken down by state.

Practical effect

In plain terms, the bill would create a formal way for people to report suspected CDL fraud and require the federal government to track and report those complaints. It does not spell out penalties, investigations, or enforcement actions on its own; it mainly establishes the tipline and the reporting requirements.

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