No Kill Switches in Cars Act
No Kill Switches in Cars Act is a bill introduced in the House that would repeal a current federal requirement related to advanced impaired driving technology. Specifically, it targets Section 24220 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58) and removes the obligation for the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations on advanced impaired driving technology (ADT). In short, the bill deletes the federal mandate to regulate ADT, including any possible “kill switch” provisions that such regulations might have contemplated. The sponsor list indicates bipartisan-leaned introduction, with the bill referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. This action would stop the federal process of setting rules for ADT, leaving such standards unresolved at the federal level and potentially shifting dynamics to industry, states, or other regulatory avenues. The bill’s title implies opposition to mandatory kill-switch-type technologies, but the text itself only repeals the regulatory requirement, not any prohibition on specific technologies.
Key Points
- 1Short title: The act is named the “No Kill Switches in Cars Act.”
- 2Repeal targeted: Repeals Section 24220 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58).
- 3Regulatory impact: Removes the obligation for the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations on advanced impaired driving technology.
- 4Scope of change: Eliminates the federal mandate to regulate ADT; does not create an outright ban on kill switches or ADT.
- 5Legislative status: Introduced in the House on February 7, 2025; referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.