End Drunk Driving Act of 2017
Latest action · Jul 28, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 24, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
End Drunk Driving Act of 2017
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.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Jul 24, 2017 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Jul 25, 2017 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jul 24, 2017 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred Jul 28, 2017 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
- Jul 25, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Jul 24, 2017Introduced in House
- Jul 24, 2017Referred 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H6214.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4373 | End Drunk Driving Act of 2016 | Reintroduction of | Jan 15, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To improve the safety of individuals by taking measures to end drunk driving.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- End Drunk Driving Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- 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
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 24, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
