Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act
This bill amends Section 2119 of Title 18 (carjacking statute) to clarify the legal definition of the offense. It removes the phrase "with the intent to cause death or serious bodily harm" from the main definition, replacing it with "knowingly," and refines the death penalty provision to specify that death must result from a carjacking taken with the intent to cause death or serious bodily harm. The change streamlines the statute by focusing on the act of taking a vehicle "knowingly" rather than requiring proof of intent to cause harm as a core element. This technical amendment affects how federal prosecutors define and prosecute carjacking cases under existing law.
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Introduced Nov 19, 2025
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Barry Moore
RRepublican
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Addison P. McDowell
RRepublican
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Andrew Ogles
RRepublican
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Anna Paulina Luna
RRepublican
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Bill Huizenga
RRepublican
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Brandon Gill
RRepublican
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Brian Babin
RRepublican
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Clay Higgins
RRepublican
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David Kustoff
RRepublican
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Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
RRepublican
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Gary J. Palmer
RRepublican
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