The Drunk Driving Prevention and Enforcement Act of 2025 establishes three main programs to reduce drunk and impaired driving deaths, which claim over 12,000 lives annually. First, it creates a $45 million competitive prize competition administered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to accelerate development of consumer-ready, passive anti-drunk driving technology—such as breath or touch sensors—that can be integrated into new vehicles. Second, the bill establishes a Traffic Safety Enforcement Center of Excellence within the Department of Transportation to provide technical assistance, training, and data-driven strategies to state and local law enforcement agencies to improve traffic safety enforcement. Third, it creates a national drug-involved crash data collection system to track the role of drugs other than alcohol in serious and fatal crashes, establishing model protocols and awarding grants to states for toxicology labs and data systems. The legislation authorizes a total of $85 million in Highway Trust Fund spending through fiscal year 2031, with most funding expiring by 2028 for the prize competition.
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