Drunk Driving Prevention and Enforcement Act of 2025

This bill directs the Department of Transportation, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, to run a competition with a prize of at least $45 million for technology that can be built into passenger vehicles to passively stop drivers at or above the legal blood alcohol limit from driving. It authorizes $50 million from the Highway Trust Fund for the competition. The bill also creates a Traffic Safety Enforcement Center of Excellence to give states and police agencies training, data tools, and technical help on enforcing traffic safety laws, with $5 million authorized each year starting in 2026. It sets up a national system to collect toxicology data on serious and fatal crashes involving drugs other than alcohol, allows grants to states for labs and data systems, and authorizes $30 million per year from 2026 through 2031.

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Sponsors

• Laura Gillen Democrat sponsor
• 2 cosponsors