“It’s time to pass Dalilah’s law, so this will never happen again,”
I will keep pushing to pass Dalilah's Law to strengthen commercial driver’s license standards and roadway safety nationwide.
Occurrences
Evidence
The Transportation Department rule took effect on March 16, 2026, barring asylum seekers, refugees, and DACA recipients from obtaining or renewing CDLs; the report also said the congressional bill to codify the policy was still moving and had not reached a vote.
Indiana officials said 283 undocumented drivers with CDLs were stopped and prosecuted at weigh stations over a 90-day period, many using licenses from New York and California.
Texas DPS said CDL and learner-permit knowledge tests must be taken in English, interpreters are prohibited, and officers will evaluate English proficiency during stops and inspections.
AP's transcript records Trump calling on Congress to pass Dalilah Law, described as barring states from granting commercial driver's licenses to illegal aliens.
TIME reported that Dalilah Law was a proposed federal statute and that there was no indication a specific bill had been formally introduced in Congress.
The Washington Post reported that a Trump administration CDL rule took effect and that a related Jim Banks bill had not yet made it to a vote.
Current federal CDL rules require proof of citizenship or lawful permanent residency, or lawful immigration status for non-domiciled CLP/CDL applicants.
49 CFR 391.11 requires commercial motor vehicle drivers to be able to read and speak English sufficiently for signs, inquiries, and records.
AP reported that Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced CDL tests for truckers and bus drivers would have to be taken in English.
The Houston Chronicle reported Texas began requiring CDL and commercial learner's permit knowledge exams in English and barred interpreters.
Assessments
Dalilah's Law itself has not been shown to have passed Congress, and the evidence does not show Brian Mast sponsored, wrote, or materially advanced an enacted federal bill. However, related federal executive actions in 2026 tightened CDL standards nationwide, including English testing/proficiency and restrictions on some noncitizen CDL eligibility. Because similar parts of the promised policy outcome advanced through other federal officials without clear Mast credit, this warrants partial credit rather than full delivery.
As of June 22, 2026, Dalilah's Law had not been enacted, and related congressional legislation had not reached a vote. The clearest concrete developments were Trump administration DOT actions, including the CDL eligibility rule that took effect on March 16, 2026, along with English-testing and enforcement changes, plus separate state-level tightening such as Texas's June 2, 2026 move. Those steps addressed the same policy area, but they were not passage of Dalilah's Law, and the record provided here does not show Mast as the sponsor or a material driver of a successful federal enactment. Using candidate-credit and federal-office timing, the promise to pass the law remains unfulfilled.