[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4224 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4224
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain aliens from
presenting or using a commercial driver's license in interstate or
foreign commerce, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 26, 2026
Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Budd, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Lummis, and Mr.
Tuberville) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain aliens from
presenting or using a commercial driver's license in interstate or
foreign commerce, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Dalilah's Law
Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--KEEPING OUR ROADS SAFE
Sec. 101. Use of commercial driver's licenses by illegal aliens in
interstate commerce.
Sec. 102. Death penalty aggravating factor.
Sec. 103. Immigration consequences.
TITLE II--TRANSPORTATION
Sec. 201. Commercial driver's licenses.
TITLE I--KEEPING OUR ROADS SAFE
SEC. 101. USE OF COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES BY ILLEGAL ALIENS IN
INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
(a) In General.--Chapter 2 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 40A the following:
``Sec. 40B. Use of commercial driver's licenses by illegal aliens in
interstate commerce
``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
``(1) the terms `commercial driver's license' and
`commercial vehicle' have the meanings given such terms in
section 31301 of title 49; and
``(2) the term `covered alien' means an alien (as defined
in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101)) who--
``(A) is described under--
``(i) section 237(a)(1)(C)(i) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1227(a)(1)(C)(i));
``(ii) section 212(a)(6)(A)(i) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1182(a)(6)(A)(i)); or
``(iii) section 236(c)(1) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1226(c)(1)); or
``(B) has been paroled into the United States under
section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)).
``(b) Prohibition.--It shall be unlawful for a covered alien to
present or use a commercial driver's license in interstate or foreign
commerce.
``(c) Criminal Penalties.--
``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2)(C), a covered
alien who violates subsection (b) shall be fined under this
title, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.
``(2) Mandatory minimum sentence.--Except to the extent
that a greater minimum sentence is otherwise provided by any
other provision of law--
``(A) a covered alien who, while violating
subsection (b), causes a motor vehicle accident while
operating a commercial vehicle shall be imprisoned for
not less than 1 year;
``(B) a covered alien who, while violating
subsection (b), causes a motor vehicle accident while
operating a commercial vehicle which results in bodily
injury shall be imprisoned for not less than 2 years;
and
``(C) a covered alien who, while violating
subsection (b), causes a motor vehicle accident while
operating a commercial vehicle which results in death
shall be punished by death or by imprisonment for life.
``(d) State Officials.--
``(1) In general.--It shall be unlawful for any officer,
employee, or contractor of a State or local government, acting
under color of law, to intentionally direct or implement the
issuance of a commercial driver's license unless, before such
issuance, the officer, employee, or contractor confirms the
immigration status of the applicant through the E-Verify
Program described in section 403(a) of the Illegal Immigration
Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a
note; Public Law 104-208) or an analogous State verification
program.
``(2) Penalty.--An officer, employee, or contractor of a
State or local government who violates paragraph (1) shall be
fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or
both.
``(e) Civil Penalties.--Any business, corporation, organization, or
entity that knowingly provides substantial assistance to a covered
alien to violate subsection (b), or conspires with a covered alien to
violate subsection (b), shall be subject to a civil penalty in an
amount of $50,000 per violation.
``(f) Individual Civil Remedies.--
``(1) Action and jurisdiction.--Any person injured in his
or her person or property in a motor vehicle accident caused by
a covered alien presenting or using a commercial driver's
license in interstate or foreign commerce, or his or her
estate, survivors, or heirs, may bring a civil action in any
appropriate district court of the United States and shall
recover threefold the damages he or she sustains and the cost
of the action, including attorney's fees.
``(2) Liability.--In any civil action under paragraph (1)
for an injury arising from a motor vehicle accident caused by a
covered alien presenting or using a commercial driver's
license, liability may be asserted against any person,
including any business, corporation, organization, or other
entity, who aids and abets by knowingly providing substantial
assistance for the covered alien to obtain, or who conspires
with the covered alien to obtain, the commercial driver's
license.
``(g) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment
of this section, the Attorney General shall submit to the Committee on
the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the
House of Representatives a written report that includes--
``(1) for the period beginning on such date of enactment
and ending on the date of the report--
``(A) the total number of covered aliens arrested
for violating subsection (b);
``(B) a State-by-State breakdown of--
``(i) the number of commercial driver's
licenses issued to covered aliens; and
``(ii) the number of accidents involving
covered aliens arrested for violating
subsection (b); and
``(C) the number of arrests and prosecutions for
violations of subsection (b); and
``(2) a plan for steps the United States Government will
take to stop violations of subsection (b).''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for
chapter 2 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 40A the following:
``40B. Use of commercial driver's licenses by illegal aliens in
interstate commerce.''.
SEC. 102. DEATH PENALTY AGGRAVATING FACTOR.
Section 3592(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after paragraph (16) the following:
``(17) Illegal alien using a commercial driver's license
and causing death in a motor vehicle crash.--The defendant is a
covered alien (as defined in section 40B) who presents or uses
a commercial driver's license (as defined in section 31301 of
title 49) in interstate or foreign commerce and causes a motor
vehicle accident while operating a commercial vehicle (as
defined in section 31301 of title 49) which results in
death.''.
SEC. 103. IMMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES.
(a) Aggravated Felony.--Section 101(a)(43) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (T), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (U), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (U), as amended, the
following:
``(V) an offense relating to the use of a
commercial driver's license in interstate commerce by a
covered alien described in section 40B of title 18,
United States Code.''.
(b) Inadmissibility.--Section 212(a)(2)(F) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)(F)) is amended to read as follows:
``(F) Use of a commercial driver's license by a
covered alien.--Any alien who a consular officer or the
Attorney General knows, or has reason to believe, has
engaged, is engaging, or seeks to enter the United
States to engage, in an offense that is described in
section 40B of title 18, United States Code (relating
to the use of commercial driver's licenses by illegal
aliens), is inadmissible.''.
TITLE II--TRANSPORTATION
SEC. 201. COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES.
Section 31308 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), in the first
sentence--
(A) by inserting ``(referred to in this section as
the `Secretary')'' after ``Secretary of
Transportation''; and
(B) by striking ``After'' and inserting the
following:
``(a) Uniform Standards.--After'';
(2) in subsection (a) (as so designated)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking
``and'' at the end;
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by adding ``and''
after the semicolon at the end; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) present written documentation to the State,
obtained through an entity participating in the E-
Verify Program described in section 403(a) of the
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility
Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note; Public Law 104-208)
or through a process established by the State,
verifying the employment eligibility of the
individual;'';
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(C) in paragraph (4)(E), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) on the request of the Secretary, each State shall
provide to the Secretary the written documentation described in
paragraph (1)(C).''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Enforcement by the Attorney General.--Whenever it appears to
the Attorney General that a State is engaged in, or is about to engage
in, any act that constitutes, or would constitute, a violation of a
requirement under paragraph (1)(C) or (5) of subsection (a), the
Attorney General may initiate a civil action in a district court of the
United States to enjoin such violation.
``(c) Enforcement by Attorney General of a State.--
``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) Harm.--The term `harm' means--
``(i) any bodily injury suffered by a
citizen of a State; or
``(ii) any monetary loss greater than $100
suffered by a State or a citizen of a State.
``(B) Injured state.--The term `injured State'
means a State alleged, or any citizen of which is
alleged, to be harmed as described in paragraph (2).
``(2) Action for injunctive relief.--The attorney general
of a State, or any other authorized State officer, alleging a
violation of the requirement that the employment eligibility of
an individual be verified through the E-Verify Program or other
process described in subsection (a)(1)(C) before that
individual is issued a commercial driver's license, as required
under that subsection, and that the violation harms that State
or any citizen of that State, shall have standing to bring an
action against the Secretary on behalf of the injured State or
the citizens of the injured State in an appropriate district
court of the United States to obtain injunctive relief
requiring the Secretary to request from the State that issued
the commercial driver's license the written documentation
described in subsection (a)(1)(C).''.
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