American Beverage Institute Reacts to Senate Passage of Infrastructure Bill
Washington, D.C. (August 10, 2021)—A provision included in the infrastructure package that just passed the U.S. Senate directs the U.S.
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American Beverage Institute Calls on Congress to Remove Mandated Alcohol Detection Devices from Infrastructure Package
Washington, D.C. (August 6, 2021)—A provision included in the infrastructure package currently moving through Congress directs the U.S. Department of… -
American Beverage Institute Condemns Hawaii Senate for Voting to Lower Legal BAC Limit
Washington, D.C. (March 10, 2021)—Today, the American Beverage Institute (ABI)—a national restaurant trade association—highlighted the lack of evidence supporting the Hawaii… -
American Beverage Institute Urges State Senate to Consider the Science Before Voting on .05 Bill
Washington, D.C. (March 3, 2021)—The full Hawaii Senate is set to soon consider SB 754—legislation that would lower the legal…
In the News
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Cryptocurrency, Auto Safety Fights Loom on Infrastructure Bill
The Senate’s $550 billion bipartisan infrastructure legislation faces an uphill battle in the House, where cryptocurrency, chemicals and transportation lobbyists, and advocates are jockeying to alter it to… -
Senate passes bill lowering DUI threshold to 0.05
A measure that would make Hawaii the second state in nation to lower its blood-alcohol threshold for drunken driving to 0.05 is headed to the state House for consideration. Senate… -
Bill seeks to lower blood-alcohol content to 0.05
A senate bill introduced by the Committee of Transportation seeks to lower the threshold for drunken driving from the legal limit for a blood-alcohol level of .08 to .05. This… -
Cocktails To-Go Help Restaurants Stay Afloat
Worried that the four Virginia restaurants she runs were headed for disaster during the pandemic, Sarah White branched out. The neighborhood restaurants, which serve casual-style foods such as burgers and…
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Infrastructure proposal mandating alcohol detection devices could maroon you in a parking lot
Tucked in the $1 trillion infrastructure package moving through Congress is a provision that could leave you stranded far more often than a dead battery. The legislation directs the … -
The WHO Needs a Science Lesson on How Not to Needlessly Terrify People
If anyone still believes the World Health Organization is a reputable body, think again. After repeatedly dropping the ball during the coronavirus pandemic, the organization with an overinflated sense of… -
Viewpoint: Bill to lower legal blood-alcohol limit is political theater
New York lawmakers are considering a bill that would make criminals out of responsible consumers. More specifically, S131 would lower the legal blood-alcohol concentration limit for driving… -
Backdoor approach to lower legal BAC limit will upend lives
The Washington Post recently ran an opinion column that supports legislation to require the installation of alcohol detection devices in all new vehicles, based on research that has so far…
