119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · May 1, 2025
Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (May 11, 2026): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 404.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Reported to Senate (May 11, 2026)
Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act
This bill lowers the threshold the government must meet to establish that a defendant committed a federal carjacking offense.
Under current law, the federal carjacking statute prohibits taking (or attempting to take) a motor vehicle from the presence of another by force and violence or intimidation, with the intent to cause death or serious bodily harm.
This bill removes the requirement that a defendant take (or attempt to take) a motor vehicle with the specific intent to cause death or serious bodily harm. Under the bill, the government need only prove that a defendant took (or attempted to take) a motor vehicle knowingly. A violation (or attempted violation) is subject to the same criminal penalties as under current law—a fine, a prison term of up to 15 years, or both.
A violation that results in death or serious bodily injury is subject to the same criminal penalties as under current law—a fine, a prison term of up to 25 years, or both—but only if the offense involves certain aggravating circumstances: (1) the motor vehicle is taken with the intent to cause death or serious bodily harm, or (2) a firearm is brandished or discharged during the offense.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 404.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
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Crimes against property · Criminal procedure and sentencing · Firearms and explosives · Motor vehicles · Violent crime
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AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$950,000
Spent on own lobbying
…eform. S. 3803-Right to Redress Act-Issues Lobbied: Policing Reform. S .545-Combating Illicit Xylazine Act-Issues Lobbied: Drug Sentencing, Mass Incarceration. S. 1572-Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing, Mass Incarceration. S. 51-Washington, D.C. Admission Act- Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. S. 4814…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
THE SENTENCING PROJECT · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SENTENCING PROJECT
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Amount not reported
…iations S. 3077Safer Supervision Support S. 3798Safe Access to Cash Act Oppose S. 3398Stop Sextortion Act Oppose S. 3397ECCHO Act Oppose S. 3394SAFE Act Oppose S. 1572Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act Oppose H.R. 5415 /S. 3076Nitazene Control Act Oppose H.R. 1266/S. 545Combating Illicit Xylazine Act Oppose H.R. 7970STOP Nita…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: LONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…nse activities of the Department of Energy, and to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year; S. Amdt. 6016, "Safer Streets and Communities." S. 1572, the "Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act," a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the federal carjacking statute; entire bill.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS (NACDL) · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS (NACDL)
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 13, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$15,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ng Appropriations / temporary funding extension (H.R. 6500); District of Columbia Cash Bail Reform Act (S. 2706/H.R. 5214); Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act (S. 1572/H.R. 6155); James T. Woods Act (H.R. 6719); Kayleigh's Law (S. 5372/H.R. 8481); National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) (S. 4784/H.R. 8800); No Bailouts Act…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS · lobbying firm or registrant: LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 28, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$220,000
Spent on own lobbying
Support the Fair Wages for Incarcerated Workers Act Oppose S. 1572, the Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$670,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ation. S. 3803-Right to Redress Act-Issues Lobbied: Policing Reform. S .545-Combating Illicit Xylazine Act-Issues Lobbied: Drug Sentencing, Mass Incarceration. S. 1572-Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing, Mass Incarceration. S. 51-Washington, D.C. Admission Act- Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. S. 3187…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
THE SENTENCING PROJECT · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SENTENCING PROJECT
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$14,111
Spent on own lobbying
…iations S. 3077Safer Supervision Support S. 3798Safe Access to Cash Act Oppose S. 3398Stop Sextortion Act Oppose S. 3397ECCHO Act Oppose S. 3394SAFE Act Oppose S. 1572Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act Oppose H.R. 5415 /S. 3076Nitazene Control Act Oppose H.R. 1266/S. 545Combating Illicit Xylazine Act Oppose H.R. 7970STOP Nita…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS (NACDL) · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS (NACDL)
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 14, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$15,000
Spent on own lobbying
Combatting Illicit Xylazine Act (H.R. 1266, S. 545); Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act (H.R. 6155, S. 1572); Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2025 (H.R. 5103); Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA) (H.R. 2853, S. 1404); Cashless Bail Re…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$720,000
Spent on own lobbying
…for Incarcerated Workers Act of 2026-Issues Lobbied: Prison Reform. S .545-Combating Illicit Xylazine Act-Issues Lobbied: Drug Sentencing, Mass Incarceration. S. 1572-Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing, Mass Incarceration. S. 3869-Healthy Families Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights. S. 4081-Fair Wag…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
THE SENTENCING PROJECT · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SENTENCING PROJECT
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$17,342
Spent on own lobbying
…iations S. 3077Safer Supervision Support S. 3798Safe Access to Cash Act Oppose S. 3398Stop Sextortion Act Oppose S. 3397ECCHO Act Oppose S. 3394SAFE Act Oppose S. 1572Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act Oppose H.R. 5415 /S. 3076Nitazene Control Act Oppose H.R. 1266/S. 545Combating Illicit Xylazine Act Oppose H.R. 7970STOP Nita…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing