Congress is barring the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration from conducting a research program on whether drivers are using drugs and alcohol behind the wheel in the face of criticism from some members of Congress.The 1,600-page $1 trillion spending bill approved by the U.S. House late Thursday includes a provision that bars NHTSA from using funds to complete its “National Roadside Survey” that has been conducted for four decades. The Senate is expected to vote on the bill as early as Friday.
The program came under criticism in Texas earlier this year prompting questions from Congress.
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