Recognizing December 2025 as "Impaired Driving Prevention Month" and promoting efforts to help prevent tragic and preventable crashes, deaths, and injuries caused by impaired driving.

Summary of H.Res. 924 (119th Congress, 1st Session)

Purpose and intent

• H.Res. 924 is a non-binding House resolution recognizing December 2025 as “Impaired Driving Prevention Month” and promoting efforts to prevent crashes, deaths, and injuries caused by impaired driving.
• The resolution expresses support for ongoing and past federal, state, and local initiatives aimed at reducing impaired driving and encouraging safe transportation choices.

Key provisions and changes

• Official designation: Recognizes December 2025 as Impaired Driving Prevention Month to raise awareness about the dangers of impaired driving.
• Federal and local support: Supports the continued efforts of the Department of Transportation (DOT), State Departments of Transportation, State and local governments, and State and local law enforcement to prevent and stop impaired driving and to save lives.
• Public exhortation: Urges Americans to take preventive actions, such as driving sober and planning ahead for a safe ride home.
• Context and examples cited:
  • Impaired driving statistics cited in the resolution: a drunk-driving crash casualty or injury occurs approximately every 42 minutes; alcohol-impaired driving has risen about 22% since 2019, resulting in more than 10,000 deaths annually and accounting for about 30% of traffic deaths.
  • Historical and programmatic references: mentions the 1984 national drinking age of 21, the 2000 national .08 BAC standard, and the impact of ignition interlocks (citing studies that interlocks reduce recidivism by up to 70% among various offender groups).
  • Policy and enforcement context: references H.R. 2788 (End DWI Act), which would promote a national ignition interlock standard by encouraging states to adopt mandatory first-time offender ignition interlock laws.
  • Education campaigns: notes DOT’s December campaigns, including Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over and If You Feel Different, You Drive Different, and the involvement of law enforcement in Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.
• No new statutory or funding provisions: As a resolution, it does not enact policy changes or authorize funding. Instead, it states support for existing efforts and encourages continued action.

Who would be affected

• General public: Receives a formal designation and accompanying messaging encouraging safe driving choices.
• Department of Transportation, State DOTs, and state/local governments and law enforcement: Encouraged to continue or expand efforts to reduce impaired driving.
• Domestic policy considerations: By referencing ignition interlock policy (H.R. 2788), the resolution underscores ongoing policy conversations about ignition interlocks, though it does not itself mandate any new requirements.

Procedural status and timeline

• Introduced in the House on December 3, 2025, by Mr. Pappas (for himself and Mr. Mann).
• Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
• Status: Submitted (non-binding resolution) in the 119th Congress, 1st Session.

Potential impact and considerations

• Primarily serves as a formal acknowledgment intended to elevate public awareness and political attention to impaired driving prevention.
• May bolster support for existing campaigns (Drive Sober/Get Pulled Over, If You Feel Different, You Drive Different) and for ignition interlock policy discussions.
• Lacks fiscal provisions or regulatory changes, so any substantive shifts would depend on subsequent legislation or state-level adoption of referenced programs.