Thieves and snoops in the US House just handed Democrats a massive surveillance win.
57 GOP traitors just cemented federal power to punish American drivers without due process.
And these turncoats who voted to kill your car need an immediate earful if not a one-way ticket out of Congress.
Amendment to Kill Federal Car Monitoring Mandate Goes Down in Flames
Conservatives in Congress led by Representatives Thomas Massie and Chip Roy tried to defund Section 24220 of the 2021 Infrastructure Act — the provision forcing every new car sold after 2026 to include technology that monitors drivers and can shut down vehicles.
The Kentucky Republican's amendment failed 164-268 on Tuesday.
160 Republicans backed Massie's effort to strip funding for implementation of this Orwellian nightmare in the Uni-Party’s latest RINO-backed $1.2 trillion generational theft monstrosity.
57 Republicans joined 211 Democrats to keep the surveillance mandate alive.
Representative Keith Self went ballistic on social media.
"Unbelievably disturbing," Self wrote. "57 House Republicans just joined almost all the Democrats to ensure the government can shut off your car whenever it wants."
The Biden-era Infrastructure law – which goes into effect this year and for some reason needs not just appropriations but additional appropriations – requires manufacturers to install what it calls "advanced drunk and impaired driving prevention technology" as standard equipment.
The law states this technology must "passively monitor the performance of a driver" and "prevent or limit motor vehicle operation if an impairment is detected."
In other words, your car watches everything you do behind the wheel, then decides whether you're allowed to keep driving.
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Even More Supposed Republicans Voted To Put Government In Control Of Your Vehicle’s Ignition Switch This Time
This isn't Massie and his conservative allies' first attempt to stop this monstrosity.
He tried killing this mandate back in November 2023 with an amendment that failed 201-229.
Back then, 19 Republicans voted with Democrats to preserve the mandate.
Now 57 Republicans just sided with Big Government.
The number of GOP traitors tripled in two years while the mandate gets closer to taking effect.
Democrats kept claiming during floor debate that the technology wouldn't actually monitor drivers or disable vehicles.
Massie had to read the actual law out loud to prove them wrong.
Section 24220 explicitly requires monitoring driver performance and preventing vehicle operation.
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The Privacy Nightmare Democrats Won't Admit Exists
Wyoming Republican Harriet Hageman called the mandate "a massive and likely unconstitutional rule and an invasion of privacy on a greater scale than we are used to seeing from our government."
She warned about potential abuse by government agencies and corporations through the technology's tracking capabilities.
Fourth Amendment experts have been sounding alarm bells about this kind of pervasive government surveillance for years.
The Supreme Court ruled in United States v. Jones that law enforcement needs a warrant to track vehicles with GPS.
But this mandate creates a backdoor by requiring manufacturers to build surveillance technology directly into every vehicle.
Privacy advocates point out the mandate creates enormous databases of innocent motorists' movements and behavior with zero transparency about data retention or sharing.
Legal scholars warn the technology threatens Americans' fundamental freedom of movement.
57 Republicans Who Voted to Keep Government Control
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Mark Amodei of Nevada, Don Bacon of Nebraska, Stephanie Bice of Oklahoma, Gus Bilirakis of Florida, Mike Bost of Illinois, Ken Calvert of California, John Carter of Texas, Tom Cole of Oklahoma, Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Neal Dunn of Florida, Chuck Edwards of North Carolina, Jake Ellzey of Texas, Randy Feenstra of Iowa, Randy Fine of Florida, Chuck Fleischmann of Tennessee, Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Vince Fong of California, Andrew Garbarino of New York, and Carlos Gimenez of Florida all sided with Democrats.
French Hill of Arkansas, Jeff Hurd of Colorado, Monica Jack of Georgia, John James of Michigan, David Joyce of Ohio, Tom Kean of New Jersey, Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania, Jen Kiggans of Virginia, Kevin Kiley of California, Young Kim of California, Gregorio Sablan King-Hinds of the Northern Mariana Islands, Darin LaHood of Illinois, Nick LaLota of New York, Mike Lawler of New York, Frank Lucas of Oklahoma, Nicole Malliotakis of New York, Celeste Maloy of Utah, Brian Mast of Florida, and Dan Meuser of Pennsylvania joined them.
Carol Miller of Ohio, Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Iowa, Dan Moore of North Carolina, Blake Moore of Utah, James Moylan of Guam, Greg Murphy of North Carolina, Dan Newhouse of Washington, Zach Nunn of Iowa, Hal Rogers of Kentucky, Maria Salazar of Florida, Mike Simpson of Idaho, Elise Stefanik of New York, Glenn Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mike Turner of Ohio, David Valadao of California, Derrick Van Orden of Wisconsin, Robert Wittman of Virginia, Steve Womack of Arkansas, and Ryan Zinke of Montana rounded out the betrayal.
Every one of these Members of Congress had a chance to stand up for privacy and constitutional rights.
They chose government surveillance instead.
Every one of them, along with your Senators who could still stop this, should get an earful immediately.
Your Car Becomes a Mobile Spy Device
Manufacturers get two options for compliance.
Install systems using cameras and sensors to monitor driving behavior and shut down the vehicle when algorithms detect "impairment."
Or install systems that detect blood alcohol through passive monitoring and prevent the car from starting.
Either way, your vehicle becomes a mobile surveillance device making decisions about your freedom to travel.
Cameras watch your face.
Sensors monitor how you steer.
Microphones listen to sounds inside the vehicle.
Systems track every move you make behind the wheel.
The technology doesn't just watch for drunk driving — it monitors all performance and can disable your car based on algorithms deciding you're "impaired."
Swerve to avoid a pothole on a dark country road and your car might decide you're drunk and shut down right there.
Rush your wife to the hospital in an emergency and the system could strand you miles from help because you're driving erratically.
Taking prescription medication that affects coordination slightly could trigger the system and leave you sitting on the roadside with no appeal process.
Nobody's explaining how you restart a car that's decided you're impaired.
Nobody's telling you who reviews the decision or how long you're stranded.
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Democrats Hide Surveillance Behind Safety Talk
Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz claimed the law doesn't require kill switches and called the technology "a vital tool in safeguarding our loved ones."
She pointed to drunk driving statistics to justify forcing surveillance technology into every American's vehicle.
Representative Jan Schakowsky mocked Massie's amendment as the "Drunk Driver Protection Act."
These Democrats ignored the constitutional concerns and privacy implications of mandating government-accessible monitoring systems in every new vehicle.
The Biden administration partnered with the Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety back in 2021 to develop technology using sensors and infrared lights to monitor alcohol levels.
But Section 24220's language is far broader than just alcohol detection — it requires monitoring of all driver performance with authority to disable vehicles.
The mandate takes effect in 2026.
Less than a year away.
Every new car rolling off assembly lines will have Big Brother watching from the dashboard, making decisions about whether you get to drive to church, visit your grandkids, or pick up groceries.
And 57 House Republicans just voted to make sure that happens.
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Sources:
- Jim Manzon, "List of 57 House Republicans Who Voted with Democrats to Let the Government Disable Your Car," International Business Times, January 23, 2026.
- House of Representatives, Official Roll Call Vote 43, H.R. 7148, January 22, 2026.
- Keith Self, Statement on Vehicle Kill Switch Vote, X (Twitter), January 22, 2026.
- Harriet Hageman, "Hageman Fights Law That Mandates Government-Controlled 'Kill Switch' In All Cars," Hageman.house.gov, November 8, 2023.
- Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Section 24220, Public Law 117-58, November 15, 2021.
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