Congress 114 - HR 4373 - End Drunk Driving Act of 2016

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Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Transportation Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Motor vehicles Research administration and funding Research and development Roads and highways State and local government operations Transportation and Public Works Transportation programs funding Transportation safety and security

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End Drunk Driving Act of 2016

This bill directs the Department of Transportation to issue a final rule prescribing or amending a federal motor vehicle safety standard that would prevent operation of a motor vehicle when the operator is under the influence of alcohol.

Such standard shall:

prevent the operation of the motor vehicle if the operator's blood alcohol content is above the legal limit; and
require the technology to be reliable and accurate, set at the legal limit, unobtrusive and fast, tamper-proof/circumvention-resistent, functionary in extreme environments, and easily maintained.

To meet grant requirements, a state must enact and enforce a law that requires the installation of an ignition interlock device for a minimum of 180 days on each motor vehicle operated by an individual convicted of driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence.

The bill prescribes compliance requirements and penalties for noncompliance.

Actions

Jan 15, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 13, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jan 12, 2016

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 12, 2016

Introduced in House

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