I will require states to limit commercial trucking licenses to United States citizens, lawful permanent residents, and certain work visa holders only as a condition of Department of Transportation funding.

The Dalilah Law would require states to take the following action items as a condition of Department of Transportation funding: Limiting trucking licenses to United States citizens, lawful permanent residents, and certain work visa holders only.

Jim Banks commits to requiring states to restrict commercial trucking licenses to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or certain work visa holders, as a requirement for receiving federal DOT funding.

Senator Banks Introduces the Dalilah Law to Get Illegal Truckers Off America’s Roads
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This legislation would require states to take specific measures to get illegal alien truck drivers off America’s roads to receive federal Department of Transportation funding. The release says the bill would require states to limit trucking licenses to United States citizens, lawful permanent residents, and certain work visa holders only.

Banks publicly introduced the proposed DOT-funding condition that matches the promise, but only as legislation.

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Senator Banks Introduces the Dalilah Law to Get Illegal Truckers Off America’s Roads
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The bill text states it would amend title 49 to require that commercial driver’s licenses be restricted to United States citizens, lawful permanent residents, and individuals authorized by USCIS to engage in employment in the United States that includes driving a commercial motor vehicle.

The Senate bill text matches the substance of the promise, showing concrete legislative drafting rather than enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

S.2690 Introduced in Senate
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The action history shows the bill was introduced in the Senate on 09/03/2025 and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; no further action is shown in the cited Congress.gov actions page.

The proposal advanced to introduction and committee referral only, not enactment.

never same_term A for effort

S.2690 All Actions
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FMCSA says it issued a final rule to stop unqualified foreign drivers from obtaining commercial licenses and that the rule limits eligibility for non-domiciled CDLs to certain verifiable employment-based nonimmigrant status holders.

Separate from Banks’s bill, DOT took related executive action that narrowed CDL eligibility, but it did not by itself fulfill the campaign promise as stated.

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U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Puts Safety First, Finalizes Rule to Stop Unqualified Foreign Drivers from Driving Big Rigs on American Roadways
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USDOT announced it was withholding over $73 million from New York for failing to revoke illegally issued non-domiciled commercial learner’s permits and CDLs.

DOT later used funding pressure against a state over CDL issues, which is directionally similar to the promise but not evidence that Banks secured enactment of his own condition.

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Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Withholds $73 Million from New York for Failure to Revoke Illegally Issued Trucking Licenses
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