Bill · H.R. 6051· House(119-HR-6051)
To Inform Families First Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 11/17/2025
- Last activity
- 11/18/2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Sponsored by
- Vern Buchanan
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The "To Inform Families First Act of 2025" aims to encourage states to include emergency contact info in their driver's license and ID systems. The Secretary of Transportation will create a program through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to help states do this. States can receive assistance through grants or technical help. This program requires that providing information remains a voluntary choice for individuals. It also mandates specific security and access rules for the data collected.
Yes· 3 of 6
Does this give people more control over their personal data?+5
The bill mandates robust data security protections and restricted access to personal information.
Does this protect people from being watched or searched?+4
The bill emphasizes that information sharing is voluntary and requires strong security measures.
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+1
The bill requires an annual report to Congress on the program's implementation.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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State Support for Implementation: The bill provides assistance to states through grants or technical assistance to develop systems for collecting emergency contact information (Section 2(a), 2(b)).
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Voluntary Participation: The system ensures that individuals are not forced to provide their emergency contact information, as the provision must be voluntary (Section 2(c)(1)).
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Data Security: The bill requires that the systems developed include robust data security protections to protect personal information (Section 2(c)(2)).
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Controlled Information Access: Access to the provided information is restricted to authorized emergency personnel and can only be used during an emergency (Section 2(c)(3)).
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Privacy of Physical Identification: The system ensures there is no requirement to display the emergency contact information on a physical driver's license or identification card (Section 2(c)(4)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts or burdens are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Education And Technology
- Improves Data Privacy+5
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Privacy Rights+4Improves Government Transparency+1
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For People With Disabilities+1
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Public Transit+1
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Social Security+1
- 11/18/2025
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- 11/17/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- Introduced in House