STOP Underage Drinking Act

The Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking (STOP) Act aims to create a coordinated federal strategy to reduce alcohol use among minors. The bill would establish an interagency committee to oversee national policy, provide grants for community-based prevention programs, and fund a national media campaign directed at parents and adults.

For citizens, this legislation would result in increased federal oversight of state-level alcohol enforcement, including "report cards" that grade states on how strictly they enforce minimum drinking age laws. It also focuses on practical interventions by providing resources to colleges and local communities to combat binge drinking and by funding scientific research into how alcohol affects adolescent brain development.