Bill · H.R. 6704· House(119-HR-6704)
Drunk Driving Prevention and Enforcement Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 12/15/2025
- Last activity
- 2/2/2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Sponsored by
- Laura Gillen
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Drunk Driving Prevention and Enforcement Act of 2025," aims to reduce alcohol-impaired driving fatalities and injuries. It directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a competition to award a cash prize for the development of passive, anti-drunk driving technology for passenger vehicles. Additionally, the act mandates the creation of a Traffic Safety Enforcement Center of Excellence to assist law enforcement and states with safety enforcement. It also establishes a national drug involved crash data collection system to track how various substances contribute to fatal and serious injury crashes. Through these initiatives, the bill seeks to accelerate the deployment of safety technologies and improve data-driven enforcement.
Yes· 3 of 8
Does this put more money into scientific research?+3
The bill funds a competitive prize for the development of new anti-drunk driving sensor technologies.
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?+2
The bill prioritizes rural areas for toxicology lab and data system grants to improve road safety.
Does this invest in rural communities?+2
The bill directs the prioritization of states containing high-fatality, rural, or underserved areas for drug-involved crash data grants.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Reduction in Roadway Deaths and Injuries: The bill seeks to address alcohol-impaired driving, which currently causes over 12,000 deaths and hundreds of thousands of injuries every year (Section 2(a)).
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Incentivizing Safety Technology: By establishing a prize purse of at least $45,000,000, the bill encourages the development of consumer-ready, passive technology—such as breath or touch-based sensors—to prevent drivers at or above the legal blood alcohol limit from operating vehicles (Section 3(a) and 3(b)).
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Enhanced Law Enforcement Support: The creation of a Traffic Safety Enforcement Center of Excellence will provide states and law enforcement with expertise, tools, and evidence-based strategies to maximize effective enforcement of hazardous driving behaviors (Section 4(a) and 4(b)).
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Improved Data on Drug-Related Crashes: The national drug involved crash data collection system will track the role of drugs in serious injury and fatal crashes, providing better information on trends and substance types (Section 5(a) and 5(c)).
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Support for Underserved Areas: In awarding grants for toxicology labs and data systems, the Administrator is directed to prioritize States containing high-fatality, rural, or underserved areas (Section 5(d)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Financial Requirement for States: To be eligible for certain grants related to the drug-involved crash data collection system, a State may be required to provide non-Federal matching funds, unless they can demonstrate hardship (Section 5(d)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Rural Residents+2Good For Low Income Households+1
- Education And Technology
- Increases Scientific Research Funding+3
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Rural Development+2
- Healthcare
- Improves Opioid Crisis Response+2
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Small Business Support+1
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+1
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Poverty Reduction+1
- 2/2/2026
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- 12/15/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
Debbie DingellDemocrat · Michigan
Michael LawlerRepublican · New York