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Abbas Stop Drunk Driving Act

Introduced: January 11, 2019 Introduced by: Dingell, Debbie Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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Jan 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Jan 11, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 11, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Abbas Stop Drunk Driving Act

This bill directs the Department of Transportation to prescribe a motor vehicle safety standard that requires a motor vehicle to be equipped with an ignition interlock device that (1) determines the blood alcohol concentration of the operator of the vehicle, and (2) prevents the operation of the vehicle if the operator is legally intoxicated.

What's happening now January 25, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

 Related & companion bills 1
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 514: Abbas Stop Drunk Driving Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-514/
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"H.R. 514: Abbas Stop Drunk Driving Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-514/.
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H.R. 514, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-514/.
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