Barry Moore (R-AL)
Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act
A Republican bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See all 24 cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act," seeks to amend title 18 of the United States Code. The primary goal of these amendments is to improve the Federal carjacking statute. Specifically, it modifies the language regarding intent and the circumstances under which death results from a carjacking. The legislation has been introduced in the House of Representatives.
Yes
No question was scored yes.
The opposite
- Scored -3
Does this shorten or soften prison sentences?
The bill narrows the application of the statute in cases where a death occurs by requiring proof of specific intent to cause death or serious bodily harm.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Clarification of Intent: By striking "with the intent to cause death or serious bodily harm" and inserting "knowingly" in the matter preceding paragraph (1), the bill changes how intent is addressed in the statute (Section 2).
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Specific Requirements for Death Results: In paragraph (3), the bill changes the requirement from "if death results" to "if the motoroche vehicle is taken with the intent to cause death or serious bodily harm, and death results" (Section 2).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Restricted Application in Death Cases: By changing the language in paragraph (3) to require that the motor vehicle be "taken with the intent to cause death or serious bodily harm" before a death result is applied, it alters the existing statute (Section 2).
Groups and Interests Ranking
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- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this shorten or soften prison sentences? — The bill narrows the application of the statute in cases where a death occurs by requiring proof of specific intent to cause death or serious bodily harm.
- 12/19/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 12/9/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 12/3/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 11/19/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 21 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
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