Abbas Stop Drunk Driving Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 514 To direct the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe a motor vehicle safety standard requiring motor vehicles to be equipped with an ignition inter- lock device that prevents a vehicle from being operated if the operator is intoxicated. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 11, 2019 Mrs. DINGELL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To direct the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe a motor vehicle safety standard requiring motor vehicles to be equipped with an ignition interlock device that prevents a vehicle from being operated if the operator is intoxicated. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Abbas Stop Drunk 4 Driving Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:41 Jan 25, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H514.IH H514 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 514 IH SEC. 2. IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICES. 1 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 2 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Trans- 3 portation shall prescribe a motor vehicle safety standard 4 under chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, that 5 requires a motor vehicle to be equipped with an ignition 6 interlock device that— 7 (1) determines the blood alcohol concentration 8 of the operator of the vehicle; and 9 (2) if the blood alcohol concentration deter- 10 mined by the device is equal to or greater than the 11 blood alcohol concentration specified in section 12 163(a) of title 23, United States Code, prevents the 13 vehicle from being operated. 14 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘motor 15 vehicle’’ and ‘‘motor vehicle safety standard’’ have the 16 meanings given such terms in section 30102 of title 49, 17 United States Code. 18 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:41 Jan 25, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H514.IH H514 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS