A prominent piece of trucking-related legislation supported by President Donald Trump appears to be in trouble.
Politico's Weekly Transportation newsletter today reports Dalilah’s Law, which requires truck drivers to be proficient in the English language, cracks down on the issuance of non-domiciled commercial driver's licenses and goes after so called "CDL mills", does not have sufficient support in the House of Representatives to pass if and when it comes up for a vote. The newsletter reports that lawmakers in Florida and New York have objections to the law Trump showcased in his State of the Union address.
The bill is named for Dalilah Coleman, who was 5 years old when she was severely injured in a crash involving a tractor-trailer driven by an illegal immigrant. She was a guest of Trump's during his State of the Union address in February.
The law bearing her named was approved by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in March.
The bill, introduced by Rep. David Rouzer, a Republican from North Carolina, also faces a severe time crunch. The House is in recess until after the mid-term elections Nov. 3.
Politico today said once House members return, "there are only 20 scheduled days in session before year’s end — and the election may scramble Capitol Hill’s dynamics in a big way, depending on the results. "
