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HR6704119th CongressWALLET

Drunk Driving Prevention and Enforcement Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4]

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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.

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  • 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.*

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National Drug Crash Data System

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 collecting standardized toxicology data from States within 3 years. NHTSA could give grants to States for toxicology labs, specimen collection, training, and data systems, with priority for high-fatality, rural, or underserved areas and possible non-Federal matching unless a State shows hardship. Any public data would have to be deidentified and follow Federal and State privacy laws, including HIPAA. The bill would authorize $30,000,000 per year from FY2026 through FY2031 to carry out this work.

Prize to Speed Anti-Drunk Tech

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 limit from operating a vehicle or that installs passive, consumer-ready tech in cars. The prize purse must be at least $45,000,000. The bill would authorize $50,000,000 from the Highway Trust Fund to run the program, available until spent but not after the last day of fiscal year 2028. The Secretary would notify key House and Senate committees within 15 days after an award and must report program results and deployment recommendations within 3 years after enactment.

New Traffic Safety Enforcement Center

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 drug-impaired driving. The bill would authorize $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2026 and each year after to run the Center. DOT must send a staffing needs report and plan to certain House and Senate committees within 90 days after enactment. The Center would not replace existing certification authorities of DOT operating administrations.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4]

NY • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 12/15/2025

  • Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 12/15/2025

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