What does Preamble of DRIVE to HALT Drunk Driving Act do?

This bill proposes to amend title 49 of the United States Code. It aims to require a minimum number of motor vehicles to meet specific standards for drunk and impaired driving prevention. The bill's purpose is to address drunk and impaired driving prevention through vehicle standards.

What does SHORT TITLE. of DRIVE to HALT Drunk Driving Act do?

This bill is formally titled the ``Deployment of Required Impairment Prevention Vehicle Equipment to Honor the Abbas Family Legacy to Terminate Drunk Driving Act of 2025'' or the ``DRIVE to HALT Drunk Driving Act''.

What does DRUNK AND IMPAIRED DRIVING PREVENTION. of DRIVE to HALT Drunk Driving Act do?

This section amends Title 49, United States Code, Chapter 301 to establish requirements for drunk and impaired driving prevention. Covered manufacturers (those producing over 250,000 vehicles annually) must manufacture and sell at least 10,000 passenger motor vehicles per year meeting specific performance specifications and European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) standards. Euro NCAP standards described in subsection (a)(2) will be updated, unless the Secretary of Transportation determines the revisions do not meet motor vehicle safety needs. The requirements of this section will expire upon the effective date of a rule required under section 24220 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The definition of 'motor vehicle safety standard' is expanded to include requirements described in section 30130(a).

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DRIVE to HALT Drunk Driving Act

Last updated: 12/18/2025 · Introduced: 12/18/2025

Author: Debbie Dingell (D-MI)

TL;DR (AI)

The bill mandates that large vehicle manufacturers produce and sell at least 10,000 passenger motor vehicles annually that meet specific drunk and impaired driving prevention performance specifications and Euro NCAP standards.
It expands the definition of 'motor vehicle safety standard' to include requirements related to drunk and impaired driving prevention.
These requirements will expire once a rule mandated by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act regarding drunk and impaired driving prevention becomes effective.

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