I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3008 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish national standards relat-
ing to sanctions for individuals who drive a motor vehicle, with a child 
passenger in the vehicle, while intoxicated or impaired, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 23, 2019 
Miss RICE of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish national 
standards relating to sanctions for individuals who drive 
a motor vehicle, with a child passenger in the vehicle, 
while intoxicated or impaired, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Prevent Impaired Driv-
ing Child Endangerment Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SANCTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS DRIVING WITH 
CHILD PASSENGERS WHILE INTOXICATED OR 
IMPAIRED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 171. Sanctions for individuals driving with child 
passengers while intoxicated or impaired 
‘‘(a) WITHHOLDING
OF FUNDS
FOR NONCOMPLI-
ANCE.— 
‘‘(1) FISCAL YEAR 2022.—On October 1, 2021, 
the Secretary shall withhold 1 percent of the amount 
required to be apportioned to a State under each of 
paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 104(b) if the State 
does not meet the requirements of subsection (b) on 
that date. 
‘‘(2) FISCAL YEAR 2023.—On October 1, 2022, 
the Secretary shall withhold 3 percent of the amount 
required to be apportioned to a State under each of 
paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 104(b) if the State 
does not meet the requirements of subsection (b) on 
that date. 
‘‘(3) FISCAL YEAR 2024 AND THEREAFTER.—On 
October 1, 2023, and on October 1 of each fiscal 
year thereafter, the Secretary shall withhold 5 per-
cent of the amount required to be apportioned to a 
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State under each of paragraphs (1) and (2) of sec-
tion 104(b) if the State does not meet the require-
ments of subsection (b) on that date. 
‘‘(b) SANCTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State meets the require-
ments of this subsection if the State has enacted 
and is enforcing the following laws with respect to 
an individual who is charged with an offense of driv-
ing a motor vehicle, with a child passenger in the ve-
hicle, while intoxicated or while impaired by alcohol, 
drugs, or a combination of substances: 
‘‘(A) A law that provides that the indi-
vidual may be charged with a felony subject to 
imprisonment for up to 4 years in connection 
with the offense. 
‘‘(B) A law that requires the individual, if 
convicted of the offense, to install and maintain 
for at least 6 months an ignition interlock sys-
tem on any motor vehicle owned or operated by 
the individual. 
‘‘(C) A law that suspends the State driv-
er’s license of the individual during the period 
of prosecution of the offense, except that the 
law may allow the individual— 
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‘‘(i) to operate a motor vehicle during 
that period, if the individual, prior to oper-
ating the vehicle, installs and maintains an 
ignition interlock system on the vehicle; 
and 
‘‘(ii) to credit toward the 6-month pe-
riod referred to in subparagraph (B) any 
days during which the individual installs 
and maintains an ignition interlock system 
on a motor vehicle pursuant to clause (i). 
‘‘(D) A law that— 
‘‘(i) requires the individual, if con-
victed of the offense, to undergo an alcohol 
abuse, substance abuse, or mental health 
assessment; and 
‘‘(ii) if the assessment indicates a 
need for treatment, authorizes the appro-
priate court (or monitoring agency) to re-
quire the individual to undergo treatment 
as part of the individual’s sentence in con-
nection with the conviction or as a condi-
tion for reissuance of a State driver’s li-
cense to the individual. 
‘‘(E) A law that requires, if the individual 
is convicted of the offense and is the parent, 
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