Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., plans to introduce legislation that would add stricter English requirements for commercial truck drivers. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
"Wyoming families and travelers deserve safe highways," Lummis said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "I’m introducing this commonsense legislation to ensure commercial truck drivers operating heavy vehicles can simply read signs, understand traffic laws and communicate effectively with law enforcement and emergency responders."
The bill also comes on the heels of President Donald Trump’s executive order from earlier this year, which similarly added stricter English language requirements.
Trump’s order and Lummis’ bill would also require that a person driving a commercial motor vehicle who does not meet those standards will be deemed out-of-service, a move meant to add enforcement following a change made in 2016 under then-President Barack Obama.
Harjinder Singh, a 28-year-old illegal immigrant from India, was arrested on Aug. 16, 2025. (United States Marshals Service)
Both are named Connor’s Law, after 18-year-old Connor Dzion was killed in standstill traffic in Florida in 2017 when a Canadian truck driver, Yadwinder Sangha, slammed into the gridlocked vehicles.
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There was a similar incident earlier this year when Harjinder Singh, an illegal immigrant from India, allegedly struck and killed three people in a tractor-trailer while making an illegal U-turn on a Florida highway on Aug. 12. The trailer jackknifed and collided with a minivan, killing all three of its passengers.
Sen. Ashley Moody, R-Fla., introduced legislation that would crack down on commercial driver's licenses (CDLs) going to illegal immigrants and bolster English proficiency requirements to get a commercial license.
Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.
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