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[S. 1572 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 404
119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1572

     To amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the Federal 
                          carjacking statute.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 1, 2025

 Mrs. Blackburn (for herself, Mr. Lujan, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Cornyn, 
 Mr. Tillis, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Hagerty, Mrs. Shaheen, Mrs. Britt, Mr. 
  Budd, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Lee, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Warner, Mr. Schmitt, Mrs. 
 Moody, and Mr. Graham) introduced the following bill; which was read 
          twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

                              May 11, 2026

              Reported by Mr. Grassley, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Carjacking 
Enforcement Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. MOTOR VEHICLES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 2119 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
        striking ``, with the intent to cause death or serious bodily 
        harm'' and inserting ``knowingly''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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,''.</DELETED>

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'';
            (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 with the intent 
                to cause death or serious bodily harm; or
                    ``(ii) the person taking the motor vehicle 
                brandishes or discharges a firearm (as defined in 
                section 921) during or in relation to such 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 with the intent to 
        cause death or serious bodily harm, and death results,''.
                                                       Calendar No. 404

119th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1572

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                                 A BILL

     To amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the Federal 
                          carjacking statute.

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                              May 11, 2026

                       Reported with an amendment