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Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act
To amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the Federal carjacking statute.
Summary
This bill amends federal law to modify the crime of carjacking. It lowers the threshold for prosecuting federal carjacking by removing the requirement that prosecutors prove the person intended to cause death or serious bodily harm, and instead requires only proof that the person acted knowingly when taking the vehicle. The bill clarifies that an enhanced penalty for death applies only when the vehicle was taken with intent to cause death or serious bodily harm and death actually results.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL)
24 cosponsors
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX)
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA)
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX)
- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] (R-TX)
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS)
- Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10] (R-NC)
- Rep. Harris, Mark [R-NC-8] (R-NC)
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA)
- Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI)
- Rep. Hunt, Wesley [R-TX-38] (R-TX)
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA)
- Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] (R-TN)
- Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL)
- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC)
- Rep. McDowell, Addison P. [R-NC-6] (R-NC)
- Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5] (R-VA)
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL)
- Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7] (R-OH)
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX)
- Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN)
- Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6] (R-AL)
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL)
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX)
- Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX)
Actions (2)
- Nov 19, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Nov 19, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 19, 2025
Mr. Moore of Alabama (for himself, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Kustoff, Mr. Guest, Mrs. Luna, Mr. Gill of Texas, Mr. Harris of North Carolina, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. Hunt, Mr. McGuire, Mr. Harrigan, Ms. Mace, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Miller of Ohio, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Babin, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Nehls, and Mr. Palmer) introduced the following bill; which was 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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