Washington, D.C.- On October 27, 2025, the FSM Embassy in DC with support from its DC-based lobbyist firm and partner Arnold & Porter (A&P) submitted comments to the United States’ Federal Registry regarding an Interim Final Rule (IFR) issued by the US Department of Transportation (DOT) on Commercial Driver’s License Standards: “Restoring Integrity to the Issuance of Non-Domiciled Commercial Drivers Licenses (CDLs)”. The IFR, published by DOT’s Federal Motors Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), was made effective on September 29, 2025 while it remains open for public’s comments until November 28, 2025. Many FSM citizens work as commercial drivers delivering goods across the United States, and with the IFR rendering FAS citizens ineligible for non-domicile CDLs, many families are adversely affected. The three FAS embassies in DC are also collaborating and employing different strategies to remedy the issue, and they remained hopeful that an amendment will be put in place in favor of the FAS. A copy the Embassy’s letter addressed to DOT Secretary Sean Duffy and submitted to the federal registry is posted here (Click Here) for more details and reference. Please contact the FSM Embassy in DC should you need more information.
