As technology advances at a speed matched only by the expansion of the federal government, conservatives on Capitol Hill have been busy pushing back against perceived encroachment into the personal lives of American citizens. One particularly contentious issue has been over the topic of “kill switches” installed into motor vehicles, which advocates say would add another layer of security. Critics on the right see it as a blatant example of Big Government overreach. But one of those lawmakers confirmed this week that their efforts weren’t enough to defeat a proposal that recently came up for a vote in the House of Representatives. NewsNation reported on the intraparty squabble earlier this year: Automotive “kill switches” have Republicans divided. Fifty-seven House Republicans sided with most Democrats Thursday in a vote to keep the Biden-era “kill switch” rule, which shot down Kentucky Republican Rep. Tom Massie’s efforts to “kill” the “kill switch.” Massie proposed an amendment to repeal the mandate that requires new cars to be able to shut off if it detects drunk driving. “Federal law says new cars after 2026 must monitor drivers and shut down if the car disapproves. Your dashboard should not be judge, jury, and executioner,” Massie wrote on X. The move to vote against Massie’s amendment has angered fellow conservatives, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Here’s what the Florida governor had to say on the matter back January: The idea that the federal government would require auto manufacturers to equip cars with a “kill switch” that can be controlled by the government is something you’d expect in Orwell’s 1984, and yet… https://t.co/B1KtC5gNbb — Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) January 23, 2026 And Massie kept up the dystopian theme in his post this week: Automobile kill-switches are coming soon to car dealerships near you. I teamed up w/ Scott Perry & Chip Roy to defund this Orwellian mandate, but too many colleagues (Republican & Democrat) voted against us, so the federal mandate for every new car after 2026 is still in place. https://t.co/16KZ3NYq7h — Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) April 27, 2026 Newsweek also covered the debate and even included this handy reference guide to see whether your representative was among the House Republicans who voted in favor of the Biden-era kill-switch technology: Mark E. Amodei (Nevada) Don Bacon (Nebraska) Stephanie Bice (Oklahoma) Gus Bilirakis (Florida) Mike Bost (Illinois) Ken Calvert (California) John R. Carter (Texas) Tom Cole (Oklahoma) Mario Diaz-Balart (Florida) Neal Dunn (Florida) Chuck Edwards (North Carolina) Jake Ellzey (Texas) Randy Feenstra (Iowa) Randy Fine (Florida) Brian Fitzpatrick (Pennsylvania) Chuck Fleischmann (Tennessee) Vince Fong (California) Andrew Garbarino (New York) Carlos A. Gimenez (Florida) French Hill (Arkansas) Jeff Hurd (Colorado) Brian Jack (Georgia) John James (Michigan) David Joyce (Ohio) Thomas Kean Jr. (New Jersey) Mike Kelly (Pennsylvania) Jen Kiggans (Virginia) Kevin Kiley (California) Young Kim (California) Kimberlyn King-Hinds (Northern Mariana Islands) Darin LaHood (Illinois) Nick LaLota (New York) Mike Lawler (New York) Frank Lucas (Oklahoma) Nicole Malliotakis (New York) Celeste Maloy (Utah) Brian Mast (Florida) Dan Meuser (Pennsylvania) Max Miller (Ohio) Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Iowa) Tim Moore (North Carolina) Blake Moore (Utah) James Moylan (Guam) Greg Murphy (North Carolina) Dan Newhouse (Washington) Zach Nunn (Iowa) Hal Rogers (Kentucky) Maria Elvira Salazar (Florida) Mike Simpson (Idaho) Elise Stefanik (New York) Glenn Thompson (Pennsylvania) Mike Turner (Ohio) David Valadao (California) Derrick Van Orden (Wisconsin) Rob Wittman (Virginia) Steve Womack (Arkansas) Ryan Zinke (Montana) Still not sure what the fuss is all about? Here’s a breakdown of why so many liberty-loving Americans are against it: