1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Driving for Opportunity Act of 2020 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Driving a vehicle is an essential aspect of the daily lives of most people in the United States. (2) Driving is often required to access jobs and healthcare, take care of family, get groceries, and fulfill other basic responsibilities. (3) In many small cities, towns, and rural areas that do not have public transportation and ridesharing alternatives, driving is often the only realistic means of transportation. (4) Even in cities with public transportation and ridesharing options, individuals vulnerable to infection during the COVID–19 pandemic and those complying with public health guidance regarding social distancing are increasingly reliant on driving as their primary means of transportation for essential travel. (5) In the United States, millions of Americans have had their driver’s licenses suspended for unpaid court fines and fees. (6) A person whose driver’s license is suspended or revoked for unpaid fines and fees will often find it more difficult to earn a living and therefore pay the debt owed to the government. (7) The barrier to employment posed by driver’s license suspensions and revocations for unpaid fines and fees is especially problematic during the COVID–19 pandemic, when the unemployment rate is the highest it has been since the Great Depression. (8) Drunk and dangerous driving are some of the leading causes of death and serious bodily injury in the United States, and promoting safety on the roads is a legitimate, necessary, and core governmental function. Suspending a license for unsafe driving conduct presents different considerations than suspending a license for unpaid fines and fees. Suspending a license for unsafe driving is an appropriate tool to protect public safety. Policymakers also may consider alternatives to suspension of a license for unsafe driving such as ignition interlock device programs. (9) According to the National Highway Traffic Safety