Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act

Marsha Blackburn

Republican · TN · Senator

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 404.

2026-05-11

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Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act This bill lowers the threshold the government must meet to establish that a defendant committed a federal carjacking offense. Under current law, the federal carjacking statute prohibits taking (or attempting to take) a motor vehicle from the presence of another by force and violence or intimidation, with the intent to cause death or serious bodily harm. This bill removes the requirement that a defendant take (or attempt to take) a motor vehicle with the specific intent to cause death or serious bodily harm. Under the bill, the government need only prove that a defendant took (or attempted to take) a motor vehicle knowingly. A violation (or attempted violation) is subject to the same criminal penalties as under current law—a fine, a prison term of up to 15 years, or both. A violation that results in death or serious bodily injury is subject to the same criminal penalties as under current law—a fine, a prison term of up to 25 years, or both—but only if the offense involves certain aggravating circumstances: (1) the motor vehicle is taken with the intent to cause death or serious bodily harm, or (2) a firearm is brandished or discharged during the offense.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 1572 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1572 To amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the Federal carjacking statute. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 1, 2025 Mrs. Blackburn introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the Federal carjacking statute. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act''. SEC. 2. MOTOR VEHICLES. Section 2119 of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``, with the intent to cause death or serious bodily harm'' and inserting ``knowingly''; and (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``if death results,'' and inserting ``if the motor vehicle is taken with the intent to cause death or serious bodily harm, and death results,''. <all>

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