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Bipartisan Bill Aims to Combat Drunk Driving Deaths

1/28/2026

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Rep. Laura Gillen (Long Island) leads a bipartisan effort to pass the Drunk Driving Prevention and Enforcement Act, requiring anti-drunk driving tech in vehicles.
Bill is co-sponsored by Reps. Mike Lawler and Debbie Dingell.
It follows a 2021 law that remains unfulfilled.
Key provisions include a $45 million prize, a drug-crash database, and $30 million annually for data management (2026–2031), underscoring urgency as drunk driving kills over 10,000 Americans annually.

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Story summary

Rep. Laura Gillen (Long Island) leads a bipartisan effort to pass the Drunk Driving Prevention and Enforcement Act, requiring anti-drunk driving tech in vehicles.
Bill is co-sponsored by Reps. Mike Lawler and Debbie Dingell.
It follows a 2021 law that remains unfulfilled.
Key provisions include a $45 million prize, a drug-crash database, and $30 million annually for data management (2026–2031), underscoring urgency as drunk driving kills over 10,000 Americans annually.