Text of Senate Amendment 5842

On 2026-06-17, Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5842" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 5842

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 102 (Wednesday, June 17, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 102 (Wednesday, June 17, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S2905] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5842. Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself and Mr. Lujan) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for discal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. _____. FEDERAL CARJACKING ENFORCEMENT. (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act''. (b) 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''; (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``both,'' and inserting ``both;''; (3) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: ``(2) be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 25 years, or both, if-- ``(A)(i) the motor vehicle is taken, or attempted to be taken, with the intent to cause death or serious bodily harm; or ``(ii) the person taking, or attempting to take, the motor vehicle brandishes or discharges a firearm (as defined in section 921) during or in relation to such taking or attempted taking; and ``(B) serious bodily injury (as defined in section 1365, including any conduct that, if the conduct occurred in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, would violate section 2241 or 2242) results; and''; and (4) in paragraph (3), by striking ``if death results,'' and inserting ``if the motor vehicle is taken, or attempted to be taken, with the intent to cause death or serious bodily harm, and death results,''. ______