{"id":197717,"date":"2026-02-28T05:59:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T05:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/197717\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T05:59:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T05:59:22","slug":"rep-vince-fong-to-co-sponsor-dalilahs-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/197717\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Vince Fong to co-sponsor \u2018Dalilah\u2019s Law\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) \u2014 The eyes of the nation focused for a time Tuesday night on a Bakersfield family that was honored during President Trumps State of the Union address.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The President went on to call for a new piece of legislation he\u2019s dubbed \u201cDalilah\u2019s Law\u201d in honor of the young girl who was severely injured after a big rig crashed into her car in 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The driver of the truck was an undocumented immigrant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The new bill is aimed at cracking down on undocumented immigrants who are driving commercial vehicles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">7-year-old Dalilah Coleman and her family have been meeting senators, representatives and secretaries alike in their trip to the nation\u2019s capitol.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/great-inspiration-president-trump-honors-045157239.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:RELATED: \u2018You are a great inspiration\u2019: President Trump honors Bakersfield family during State of the Union;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> RELATED: \u2018You are a great inspiration\u2019: President Trump honors Bakersfield family during State of the Union <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Thursday, the family sat down with Bakersfield Congressman Vince Fong, who posted pictures of their meeting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to Fong, he is co-sponsoring Dalilah\u2019s bill in the house indicating his support for the new measure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Colemans and Congressman Fong also discussed living in Bakersfield, passed around toys and games, and discussed Dalilah\u2019s tragic incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It is unclear when a vote on the bill will take place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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