S 1572 United States Senate · 119th Congress

Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act

This bill amends federal carjacking law to change how the offense is defined and prosecuted. It removes the requirement that a carjacking must involve "intent to cause death or serious bodily harm" for it to be considered a federal offense (now only requiring the act to be done "knowingly"). For cases where death occurs, it now requires prosecutors to prove both the intent to cause death *and* that death actually resulted, rather than just showing death occurred. This directly affects federal prosecutors, carjacking defendants, and the legal standards used in such cases.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
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Introduced May 1, 2025 Last action May 11, 2026
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May 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
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Apr 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
upper
May 1, 2025
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
May 1, 2025
Introduced
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upper
1 primary · 16 co-sponsors

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