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SenateS. 1572119th Congress

Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act

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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>