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H.R. 6850119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Dec 18, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
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Large automakers would have to sell at least 10,000 vehicles per year with each of two impaired-driving prevention standards.
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The DRIVE to HALT Drunk Driving Act would require large auto manufacturers to produce and sell at least 10,000 passenger vehicles per year meeting the U.S. DADSS alcohol-detection standard, and another 10,000 per year meeting a similar European safety standard, within 180 days of the law passing. These per-manufacturer requirements would end once separate federal rules from the 2021 infrastructure law take effect.
The requirement applies to auto manufacturers and importers that sold more than 250,000 vehicles in the U.S. two years earlier. Consumers who buy new vehicles from these manufacturers would also be affected.
Manufacturers that fail to meet the requirements could face civil penalties under existing federal vehicle safety law, and would need to develop and sell this technology sooner than under broader federal rules already planned.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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