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S 273 112th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Motor vehicles Roads and highways State and local government operations Transportation programs funding Transportation safety and security

Drunk Driving Repeat Offender Prevention Act of 2011

Introduced: February 3, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Feb 3, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Feb 3, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Drunk Driving Repeat Offender Prevention Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to withhold specified graduated percentages of a state's apportionment of certain federal-aid highway funds for FY2014-FY2016 if the state has not enacted and is not enforcing a law requiring 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 (having a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08% or greater).

What's happening now February 3, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2129 Identical bill Drunk Driving Repeat Offender Prevention Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Nov 9, 2011
 D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Feb 3, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 273: Drunk Driving Repeat Offender Prevention Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-273/
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"S. 273: Drunk Driving Repeat Offender Prevention Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-273/.
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S. 273, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-273/.
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