# 119-s-161: She DRIVES Act

119-s-161, She DRIVES Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] (R-NE); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-161
- As of: 2026-09-10
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-161
- Congress: 119
- Title: She DRIVES Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Sponsor: Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] (R-NE)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Would require modern crash-test dummies and updated tests for male and female adult occupants to better reflect real-world injuries.** It would direct the Secretary of Transportation to add specified frontal and side testing devices, set injury criteria for multiple body regions, and update New Car Assessment Program procedures on set timelines. - Frontal crash tests: Would require a 50th‑percentile adult male THOR and a 5th‑percentile adult female THOR. The bill directs the Secretary to set or update injury criteria for head, neck, chest, abdomen, pelvis, upper leg, and lower leg. - Side crash tests: Would require 50th‑percentile male and 5th‑percentile female Worldwide Harmonized Side Impact (WHD) dummies. It directs updated injury criteria and new side-impact tests for adult female front-seat occupants. - NCAP, timing, and reports: The New Car Assessment Program must be updated to include these devices on a timeline that avoids delaying safety rules. The Secretary must submit an Initial Report within 1 year and a Follow-up Report within 5 years on timelines and foreign testing devices.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME), 2025-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2025-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New frontal crash tests for drivers: benefit, high. If enacted, the Secretary of Transportation would add two THOR frontal crash test dummies to federal rules within 15 days. A final rule would require the 50th percentile male THOR within 180 days. The 5th percentile female THOR would get a proposed rule in 60 days and a final rule in 120 days. The…
- New side-impact tests and ratings: benefit, high. If enacted, the Secretary would update the New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) to use new frontal THOR devices and new side WHD devices. NCAP would require the THOR-50M and THOR-05F for frontal tests and the 50th male and 5th female WHD for side impacts. NCAP changes must be published with the matchi…
- Reports and agency rulemaking power: benefit, low. If enacted, the Secretary must send an Initial Report to Congress within one year listing timelines to add new testing devices and explaining why any current device does not need updating. Five years after that Initial Report, the Secretary must send a Follow-up Report showing whether timelines wer…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-1289: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act
- 119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.
- 119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.

## Sources
- [119-s-161 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/161)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-1289: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1289)
- [119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1032)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
- [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-161 (as of 2026-09-10).