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Rep. Taylor, David J. [R-OH-2] · R–OH
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Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-09-02 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The proposed REVOKE Act would require employers and people conducting operations covered by specified federal registration laws to have an active USDOT number. The Secretary could issue an active number only after determining that registration requirements are met. The Secretary would have to deactivate the number immediately if its holder has no valid registration under those laws or misses a required periodic update.
This Act may be cited as the Registration Enforcement for Vehicle Operations of Known Evaders Act or the REVOKE Act.
No employer or person may conduct operations requiring registration under this section or chapter 139 of this title without an active USDOT Number.
The Secretary shall only issue an active USDOT Number to an employer or person seeking registration under this section or under chapter 139 of this title after the Secretary determines that the employer or person meets all of the requirements for registration.
The Secretary shall immediately inactivate the USDOT Number of an employer or person issued under this subsection if the employer or person does not have any valid registration issued under this section or under chapter 139 of this title; or, if the employer or person failed to make any periodic update required by the Secretary.
Section 2 would change an existing reference in title 49, section 31134(a), from “a USDOT number” to “an active USDOT number.” It would also expressly prohibit employers and people from conducting operations requiring registration under section 31134 or chapter 139 without an active number.
Section 31134 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a) in the second sentence by striking a USDOT number and inserting an active USDOT number
No employer or person may conduct operations requiring registration under this section or chapter 139 of this title without an active USDOT Number.
Before issuing an active USDOT number to an employer or person seeking registration under either cited law, the Secretary would have to determine that the applicant meets all registration requirements.
The Secretary shall only issue an active USDOT Number to an employer or person seeking registration under this section or under chapter 139 of this title after the Secretary determines that the employer or person meets all of the requirements for registration.
The Secretary would have to deactivate a USDOT number issued under the new subsection immediately when its holder has no valid registration under either cited law or fails to make any periodic update required by the Secretary. Either condition would trigger deactivation.
The Secretary shall immediately inactivate the USDOT Number of an employer or person issued under this subsection if the employer or person does not have any valid registration issued under this section or under chapter 139 of this title; or, if the employer or person failed to make any periodic update required by the Secretary.
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated September 3, 2026, records that the bill was introduced in the House and referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on September 2, 2026.
Source snapshot updated 2026-09-03T18:25:26Z. 2026-09-02: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 2026-09-02: Introduced in House
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Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2026-09-02. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
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Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
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