S5058Referred to Committee

A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit staged collisions with commercial motor vehicles, and for other purposes.

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Introduced
In Committee
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Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-07-21
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Sponsor

Ashley Moody
Ashley Moody
Republican · FL · Senator
Votes with party: 75.1% (843 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
  • Conservative Groups$11,211k
  • Progressive Groups$1,500k

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Cosponsors (0)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

2026-07-21

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Plain-English Summary

The bill would make it illegal to deliberately cause accidents involving commercial trucks and other large vehicles, a practice known as "staged collisions" that fraudsters use to collect insurance money. It would apply criminal penalties to people who plan or participate in these fake accidents, protecting truck drivers, insurance companies, and the public from this type of fraud. The measure aims to reduce injuries and deaths caused by intentional crashes while lowering insurance costs that result from fraudulent claims.

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