The She DRIVES Act: Updating Car Crash Safety Testing
July 31, 2025
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The Frame
This bill changes the standards for how new vehicles are tested for safety, specifically requiring that crash tests account for female occupants in addition to the male-focused standards currently in use, which may influence future vehicle design and safety ratings.
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Automotive manufacturers
Must comply with updated federal motor vehicle safety standards and testing procedures.
Vehicle occupants
Safety testing protocols will be expanded to include crashworthiness data for both male and female body types.
Department of Transportation
Required to issue new rules, update testing procedures, and submit reports to Congress.
Last recorded activity July 31, 2025.
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Why It Matters
This bill changes the standards for how new vehicles are tested for safety, specifically requiring that crash tests account for female occupants in addition to the male-focused standards currently in use, which may influence future vehicle design and safety ratings.
News Coverage
Lobbying Activity
1607 STRATEGIES, LLC
on behalf of American Property Casualty Insurance Association
2026
“Issues relating to the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program and other Issues related to flood insurance. Issues related to the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Issues regarding environmental policies and their consideration by insurers and state insurance regulators. Issues related to the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program. H.R. 7128, TRIA Program Reauthorization Act of 2026, all provisions.”
1A SMART START LLC
2026
“HR 2788, End DWI Act of 2025, Surface Transportation Re-Authorization, impaired driving prevention”
1607 STRATEGIES, LLC
on behalf of American Property Casualty Insurance Association
2026
“Issues relating to the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program and other Issues related to flood insurance. Issues related to the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Issues regarding environmental policies and their consideration by insurers and state insurance regulators. Issues related to the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program. H.R. 7128, TRIA Program Reauthorization Act of 2026, all provisions.”
1A SMART START LLC
2026
“HR 2788, End DWI Act of 2025, Surface Transportation Re-Authorization, impaired driving prevention”
RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE, LLC
TIBER CREEK GROUP
on behalf of AEVA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
1A SMART START LLC
2025
“HR 2788, End DWI Act of 2025, Surface Transportation Re-Authorization, impaired driving prevention”
1607 STRATEGIES, LLC
on behalf of American Property Casualty Insurance Association
2025
“Issues relating to the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program and other Issues related to flood insurance. Issues related to the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Issues regarding environmental policies and their consideration by insurers and state insurance regulators.”
1A SMART START LLC
2025
“HR 2788, End DWI Act of 2025, Surface Transportation Re-Authorization, impaired driving prevention”
1607 STRATEGIES, LLC
on behalf of American Property Casualty Insurance Association
2025
“Issues relating to the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program and other issues related to flood insurance products. Issues related to the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Issues regarding environmental policies and their consideration by insurers and state insurance regulators.”
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Discoveries
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Gender-Inclusive Safety Testing
The bill marks a formal legislative shift toward requiring crash-test data that accounts for female physiology, moving beyond the traditional male-centric testing models.
Connected Entities
Analysis Score
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- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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