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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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GovInfo lists S. 3917 as The Dalilah Law, sponsored by Jim Banks, introduced in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The bill title would prohibit commercial driver's licenses for individuals who are not U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, or certain work-visa holders.
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Banks's official legislation page lists S.3917, The Dalilah Law, with latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Assessments
Banks introduced and sponsored The Dalilah Law, which closely matches the promised DOT-funding condition for state CDL eligibility. However, the bill remained at introduction/committee referral and was not enacted, and related DOT/FMCSA actions do not show that Banks secured the specific statutory funding condition he promised. This is a serious legislative attempt without delivery of the promised outcome.
Banks introduced S.2690, the Dalilah Law, which closely matches the promised DOT-funding condition on state commercial trucking license eligibility. However, the bill was only introduced and referred to committee, with no evidence of enactment. Later DOT/FMCSA actions were related to foreign-driver CDL eligibility and funding pressure, but they appear to be executive actions by other officials and do not show that Banks secured the promised statutory funding condition. Because he made a serious legislative attempt but the promised outcome was not delivered, this should be scored as never with an effort badge.