Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act

Bill: 119-s-1572
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
Introduced: 2025-05-01
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action: action_date: 2025-05-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1572 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act . 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, .