[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8213 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8213

   To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for a national 
  standard to prevent driving while intoxicated by requiring ignition 
                     interlocks for DWI offenders.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 1, 2024

 Mr. Pappas (for himself and Mr. Mann) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for a national 
  standard to prevent driving while intoxicated by requiring ignition 
                     interlocks for DWI offenders.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``End Driving While Intoxicated Act of 
2024'' or the ``End DWI Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving, there has 
        been a historic increase in alcohol-impaired driving fatalities 
        since 2019 resulting in one person dying in a driving while 
        intoxicated crash in the United States every 39 minutes.
            (2) According to the National Highway Traffic Safety 
        Administration, between 2020 to 2021, driving while intoxicated 
        deaths increased 14 percent and 13,384 people were killed, a 
        level not seen since 2006.
            (3) Studies show that ignition interlocks reduce 
        recidivism, by up to 70 percent, among first-time, repeat and 
        high-risk driving while intoxicated offenders while they are 
        installed.
            (4) Ignition interlocks are required for people who have 
        been convicted for driving while intoxicated in 31 states and 
        the District of Columbia according to the National Conference 
        of State Legislators.
            (5) The rise in polysubstance impaired driving 
        significantly increases the crash risk on our nation's roads. 
        One 2018 study from Washington State revealed that 
        polysubstance impairment was the most common type of impairment 
        found among drivers involved in fatal crashes between 2008 and 
        2016 and among drivers involved in fatal crashes during this 
        timeframe, 44 percent tested positive for two or more 
        substances with alcohol and THC being the most common 
        combination (Grondel et al., 2018).

SEC. 3. NATIONAL STANDARD FOR IGNITION INTERLOCKS FOR DWI OFFENDERS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 180. National standard for ignition interlocks for DWI offenders
    ``(a) Withholding of Apportionments for Noncompliance.--
            ``(1) Fiscal year 2027.--The Secretary shall withhold 3 
        percent of the amount required to be apportioned to any State 
        under each of paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 104(b) on 
        October 1, 2026, if the State does not meet the requirements of 
        paragraph (3) on that date.
            ``(2) Subsequent fiscal years.--The Secretary shall 
        withhold 5 percent of the amount required to be apportioned to 
        any State under each of paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 
        104(b) on October 1, 2027, and on October 1 of each fiscal year 
        thereafter, if the State does not meet the requirements of 
        paragraph (3) on that date.
            ``(3) Requirements.--A State meets the requirements of this 
        paragraph if the State has enacted and is enforcing a law 
        mandating a restriction on driving privileges that limits the 
        individual to operating only motor vehicles with an ignition 
        interlock device installed, unless a special exception applies, 
        for a minimum period of 180 days and remain without a violation 
        for a minimum period (as determined by the State) that precedes 
        the date of the removal of the restriction. The interlock 
        period referred to in the preceding sentence may be served by 
        the individual during an administrative license suspension 
        period, post-conviction, or a combination of both, as 
        determined by the State.
    ``(b) Period of Availability; Effect of Compliance and 
Noncompliance.--
            ``(1) Period of availability of withheld funds.--
                    ``(A) Funds withheld on or before september 30, 
                2028.--Any funds withheld under subsection (a) from 
                apportionment to any State on or before September 30, 
                2028, shall remain available until the end of the third 
                fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the 
                funds are authorized to be appropriated.
                    ``(B) Funds withheld after september 30, 2028.--No 
                funds withheld under this section from apportionment to 
                any State after September 30, 2028, shall be available 
                for apportionment to the State.
            ``(2) Apportionment of withheld funds after compliance.--
        If, before the last day of the period for which funds withheld 
        under subsection (a) from apportionment are to remain available 
        for apportionment to a State under paragraph (1)(A), the State 
        meets the requirements of subsection (a)(3), the Secretary 
        shall, on the first day on which the State meets the 
        requirements, apportion to the State the funds withheld under 
        subsection (a) that remain available for apportionment to the 
        State.
            ``(3) Period of availability of subsequently apportioned 
        funds.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Any funds apportioned under 
                paragraph (2) shall remain available for obligation 
                until the end of the third fiscal year following the 
                fiscal year in which the funds are so apportioned.
                    ``(B) Treatment of certain funds.--Sums not 
                obligated at the end of the period referred to in 
                subparagraph (A) shall lapse.
            ``(4) Effect of noncompliance.--If, at the end of the 
        period for which funds withheld under subsection (a) from 
        apportionment are available for apportionment to a State under 
        paragraph (1)(A), the State does not meet the requirements of 
        subsection (a)(3), the funds shall lapse.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Driving while intoxicated; special exception.--The 
        terms `driving while intoxicated' and `special exception' have 
        the meaning given such terms in section 164.
            ``(2) Ignition interlock.--The term `ignition interlock' 
        has the meaning given the term `ignition interlock system' in 
        section 1275.3 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations.
            ``(3) Motor vehicle.--The term `motor vehicle' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 32101 of title 49.
            ``(4) Violation.--The term `violation' has the meaning 
        defined by a State in law or regulation with respect to an 
        ignition interlock device that may include failing a breath 
        test, failing to take or pass a re-test, circumventing an 
        ignition interlock, tampering with an ignition interlock, or a 
        combination of the actions described in this paragraph.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``180. National standard for ignition interlocks for DWI offenders.''.
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