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To Inform Families First Act of 2025
To promote the voluntary inclusion of emergency contact information in State driver's license and identification systems and to provide support to States for implementation of such systems, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill establishes a federal grant and technical assistance program through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to help states develop systems for collecting emergency contact information in their driver's license and identification records. The program allows states to receive federal funds or technical assistance to implement these systems. The bill requires that provision of emergency contact information be voluntary, that systems include strong data security protections, and that access to the information be limited to authorized emergency personnel for use only during emergencies. The bill specifies that emergency contact information need not appear on physical driver's licenses or ID cards. The Secretary of Transportation must report annually to Congress on the program's implementation.
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Sponsor (1)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Vern Buchanan’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- SELECT MEDICAL CORPORATION $43,200
- FLORIDA CRYSTALS $16,100
- DERICK DERMATOLOGY $13,200
- BLACKSTONE $8,100
- CASL $7,609
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Actions (3)
- Nov 18, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. · house
- Nov 17, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- Nov 17, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 17, 2025
Mr. Buchanan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To promote the voluntary inclusion of emergency contact information in State driver’s license and identification systems and to provide support to States for implementation of such systems, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “To Inform Families First Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION GRANT PROGRAM FOR EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION SYSTEM.
(a) In General.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, shall establish a program (in this section referred to as “the program”) to provide assistance to States to develop and implement systems to collect emergency contact information for inclusion in the driver’s license and identification records of such States.
(b) Forms of Assistance.—Assistance provided under the program section may be in the form of a grant or technical assistance.
(c) Requirements.—As a condition of receiving assistance under the program, a State shall use such assistance to develop an emergency contact information system described in subsection (a) and such State shall—
(1) ensure that the provision of emergency contact information by an individual under such system is voluntary;
(2) include robust data security protections in such system;
(3) restrict access to information provided under such system to authorized emergency personnel for use only during an emergency; and
(4) ensure that there is no requirement to display such emergency contact information on a physical driver’s license or identification card.
(d) Report.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress an annual report on the implementation of this section and include in such report information on any technical assistance provided under this section.
(e) State Defined.—In this section, the term “State” means any of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. <all>
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