# 119-hr-6051: To Inform Families First Act of 2025

119-hr-6051, To Inform Families First Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6051
- Congress: 119
- Title: To Inform Families First Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Voluntary emergency contact fields in state driver’s license and ID records.** This bill would direct the Secretary of Transportation, through NHTSA, to set up a program within 180 days to help states create systems that store emergency contact information in their driver’s license and ID databases.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Voluntary emergency contacts in driver records: benefit, medium. Within 180 days, the Transportation Department, through NHTSA, would start a program to help states and territories add emergency contacts to DMV records. States could get grants or technical help to build these systems. Giving a contact would be voluntary. Systems would need strong data security.…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9041: America Bikes Act
- 119-hr-140: Hurricane Helene and Milton Tax Relief Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8438: Wildlife Corridors and Habitat Connectivity Conservation Act of 2026
- 119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6051 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6051)

## Related
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-9041: America Bikes Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9041)
- [119-hr-140: Hurricane Helene and Milton Tax Relief Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-140)
- [119-hr-8438: Wildlife Corridors and Habitat Connectivity Conservation Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8438)
- [119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-833)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6051 (as of 2026-04-21).