US Congress Senate Bill 979 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on May 16 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-05-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Drunk Driving Repeat Offender Prevention Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to withhold specified graduated percentages of a state's apportionment of certain federal-aid highway funds for FY2015-FY2017 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. Defines "driving while intoxicated" and "driving under the influence" as driving or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while having a blood alcohol concentration greater than or equal to the lesser of: (1) the blood alcohol concentration limit of the state in which the individual is driving, or (2) 0.08%. Requires an ignition interlock device to: (1) require a driver to provide a breath sample before the motor vehicle starts, and (2) prevent a motor vehicle from starting if the alcohol concentration of the driver is above the legal limit.

Drunk Driving Repeat Offender Prevention Act of 2013

Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ]

Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]

Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-05-16	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

HB1665 (Related) 2013-04-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
HB5025 (Related) 2014-07-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/979/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s979/BILLS-113s979is.pdf