Presidential Documents

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Federal Register 

Vol. 88, No. 232 

Tuesday, December 5, 2023 

Title 3— 

The President 

Proclamation 10679 of November 30, 2023 

National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, 2023 

By the President of the United States of America 

A Proclamation 

This holiday season, too many American families will have an empty seat 

at their table after losing a loved one in a drunk or drug-impaired driving 

accident. More than 10,000 Americans die every year in these preventable 

crashes. During National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, we call on 

everyone to help save a life by planning ahead, calling for a ride, only 

driving when sober, and helping friends and loved ones do the same every 

time. 

Nearly a third of deadly car wrecks in America involve alcohol, and some 

26 million people drove under the influence in 2020, endangering themselves, 

passengers and passersby, and the law enforcement officers who work to 

keep our roads safe. Just one drink or pill can destroy a cascade of lives. 

The best way to reduce the deadly cost of impaired driving is prevention, 

which starts by raising awareness of its risks and consequences and by 

working to treat substance misuse in the first place. The National Highway 

Traffic Safety Administration has invested in media campaigns like ‘‘If You 

Feel Different, You Drive Different’’; ‘‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’’; 

and ‘‘Drive High, Get a DUI,’’ but it is on all of us to help spread the 

word, offer to be a designated driver for others when we can, and call 

a ride or ask for help when we need it. Meanwhile, for Fiscal Year 2024, 

my Administration asked the Congress for $26 billion more to fund prevention, treatment, and recovery support services for substance misuse and 

$20 billion to reduce the supply of illicit substances entering our country 

to help keep communities safe. Since taking office, my Administration has 

committed to provide over $169 billion in drug control funding to end 

the overdose crisis. 

My Administration is advancing new tools that can help prevent driving 

under the influence and improve road safety. Our Bipartisan Infrastructure 

Law invests in technologies that can detect and prevent impaired driving, 

and it requires all new passenger cars to include features like collision 

warnings and automatic emergency braking, which can help to avoid accidents. The Department of Transportation’s National Roadway Safety Strategy 

works to eliminate traffic deaths and make crashes less destructive. For 

example, their Safe Streets and Roads for All program offers more than 

$800 million in grants to help cities, counties, Tribes, and other organizations 

plan and implement measures improve the safety of our Nation’s roadways. 

As we head into the holiday seasons, we urge Americans everywhere to 

do the right thing. If you plan on drinking, arrange a sober ride home 

in advance; ride-sharing apps have made getting home safely easier than 

ever. If you have used any substance, never get behind the wheel. If you 

see someone—a friend, loved one, colleague, or anyone else—putting themselves or others at risk, offer to help. It matters. You could save a life. 

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States 

of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution 

and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim December 2023 

as National Impaired Driving Prevention Month. I urge all Americans to 


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make responsible decisions and take appropriate measures to prevent impaired driving. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day 

of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-three, and of 

the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and 

forty-eighth. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26840 

Filed 12–4–23; 11:15 am] 

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