# 119-hr-6704: Drunk Driving Prevention and Enforcement Act of 2025

119-hr-6704, Drunk Driving Prevention and Enforcement Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4] (D-NY); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6704
- Congress: 119
- Title: Drunk Driving Prevention and Enforcement Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-12-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would push rapid deployment of passive, in‑vehicle technologies to stop intoxicated drivers, paired with a national enforcement center and a drug‑crash data system.** It focuses on getting consumer-ready breath, touch, or other sensors into passenger vehicles and improving enforcement and crash toxicology data. - Families and drivers: Seeks vehicle sensors that prevent drivers with a BAC at or above the legal limit from operating a car. The prize program requires a purse of at least $45.0 million and authorizes $50.0 million from the Highway Trust Fund to find a consumer-ready solution. - States and law enforcement: Would create a Traffic Safety Enforcement Center of Excellence to provide tools, training, and data support for targeted drunk‑driving and speed enforcement, with $5.0 million authorized per year beginning in 2026 for staffing and operations. - Public health and labs: Establishes a National Drug Involved Crash Data Collection System to standardize toxicology, link medical records, run sentinel sites, and offer grants prioritizing high‑fatality, rural, or underserved areas. Model protocols must be published within 1 year and sentinel sites operational within 2 years. The bill authorizes $30.0 million per year for 2026–2031 for this work. *This bill authorizes federal spending, including a $50.0 million prize appropriation, $5.0 million annually for the center starting in 2026, and $30.0 million annually for 2026–2031, which increases federal outlays.*

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- National Drug Crash Data System: benefit, high. This bill would direct NHTSA to set up a national drug-involved crash data collection system for fatal and serious injury crashes. The agency would publish model toxicology and specimen-collection protocols within 1 year, run sentinel pilot sites in multiple States within 2 years, and begin collect…
- Prize to Speed Anti-Drunk Tech: benefit, high. This bill would direct the Secretary of Transportation, through NHTSA, to run a competitive cash-prize program to speed passive anti-drunk driving technology for passenger vehicles. The winner must show consumer-ready, passive technology that prevents drivers at or above the legal blood alcohol lim…
- New Traffic Safety Enforcement Center: benefit, medium. This bill would require the Department of Transportation to create a Traffic Safety Enforcement Center of Excellence within 1 year after enactment. The Center would give states and law enforcement centralized tools, training, and technical help on evidence-based enforcement, speed management, and d…

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- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6704 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6704)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6704 (as of 2026-04-21).