Bill · S. 161· Senate(119-S-161)
She DRIVES Act
- Introduced
- 1/21/2025
- Last activity
- 7/31/2025 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 141.
- Sponsored by
- Deb Fischer
- Cosponsors
- - 6 - 7
- Introduced
- On Calendar
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "She DRIVES Act," directs the Secretary of Transportation to update federal motor vehicle safety standards. It requires the inclusion of specific testing devices for both front and side impacts to include 50th percentile adult males and 5th percentile adult females. The Secretary must issue final rules for these updated frontal and side impact crashworthiness tests. Additionally, the bill mandates updates to the New Car Assessment Program's testing procedures. Finally, it requires the Secretary to submit reports regarding timelines for incorporating research and advanced testing devices used in other countries.
Yes
Would women be better off under this?+8
The bill mandates the inclusion of female-specific testing devices to improve vehicle safety for women.
Does this narrow the gap between how men and women are treated?+7
The bill requires updated vehicle crashworthiness testing specifically to include female occupant profiles.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
-
Increased Safety for Female Occupants: The Secretary is required to establish crashworthiness tests for adult female occupants in all designated front seating positions currently tested for adult males (Section 3(a)(2)(B)(ii)). This also applies to side impact tests (Section 3(b)(2)(B)(ii)).
-
Updated Injury Criteria: The Secretary must establish or update injury criteria—including the head, neck, chest, abdomen, pelvis, and leg areas—based on real-world injuries to increase safety potential (Section 3(a)(2)(B)(i) and Section 3(b)(2)(B)(i)).
-
Improved Assessment Procedures: The bill requires updating the testing procedures used under the New Car Assessment Program to include the new testing devices (Section 4(a) and Section 4(b)).
-
Long-term Safety Planning: The Secretary must submit an initial report identifying timelines for incorporating researched testing devices and identifying more advanced devices used in other countries (Section 5(a)(1)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are explicitly stated 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.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Women+8
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Gender Equality+7
- 3/5/2026
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 7/31/2025
- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-56.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 141.
- 4/7/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 2/5/2025
- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- 2/3/2025
- 6 Cosponsors added.
- 1/21/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
Marsha BlackburnRepublican · Tennessee
Katie BrittRepublican · Alabama
Susan CollinsRepublican · Maine
Shelley CapitoRepublican · West Virginia
Steve DainesRepublican · Montana
Tammy DuckworthDemocrat · Illinois
John HickenlooperDemocrat · Colorado
Cindy Hyde-SmithRepublican · Mississippi
Patty MurrayDemocrat · Washington
Jacky RosenDemocrat · Nevada
Brian SchatzDemocrat · Hawaii
Raphael WarnockDemocrat · Georgia
Peter WelchDemocrat · Vermont