The Dalilah Law

Summary

Requires people who operate commercial motor vehicles under the referenced federal safety provision to be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents (with narrow exceptions for certain nonimmigrant visa holders). It adds new legal definitions tied to existing commercial driver’s license and motor-carrier law, tightens eligibility rules, and creates disqualification rules — including a lifetime ban for operating a commercial motor vehicle while not a citizen, lawful permanent resident, or qualifying visa holder (unless a narrow exemption applies).

• Requires covered commercial motor vehicle operators to be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents, with narrow nonimmigrant visa exceptions.
• Adds and clarifies definitions aligned with existing commercial driver’s license and motor-carrier law.
• Adds citizenship or specified nonimmigrant visa status as an explicit eligibility condition in multiple categories.
• Creates a lifetime disqualification from operating commercial motor vehicles for operating while not meeting the new status requirements (unless exempted).
• Modifies statutory cross-references to integrate the new language into transportation safety statutes.
• Does not include new funding or an effective date in the provided sections.
• Targets immigration/citizenship status as a central element of commercial driver eligibility and disqualification.