Drunk Driving Prevention and Enforcement Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4]
In Committee
Summary
This bill would accelerate deployment of passive, consumer-ready anti-drunk driving vehicle technology and strengthen DOT enforcement and crash-data systems to better target impaired driving.
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- Families and drivers: More vehicles would be encouraged to include passive sensors that prevent operation by drivers at or above the legal blood alcohol limit, aiming to reduce drunk-driving injuries and deaths.
- Technology developers and vehicle makers: NHTSA would run a prize competition open to companies, nonprofits, and universities with a prize purse of at least $45 million and a funding cap of $50 million from the Highway Trust Fund.
- States and enforcement agencies: The bill would create a DOT Traffic Safety Enforcement Center of Excellence with a $5 million annual appropriation and establish a National Drug Involved Crash Data Collection System with grants prioritized for high-fatality, rural, and underserved areas and an authorized $30 million per year for 2026–2031.
*Would increase federal spending from the Highway Trust Fund by authorizing up to $50 million for the prize and by providing $5 million annually for the Center plus $30 million per year for 2026–2031 for the data system.*
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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
Roll Call Votes
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