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S. 1572

U.S. Senate•Senate Floor Calendar

Summary

S. 1572, the Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act, was introduced in the Senate on May 1, 2025 by Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R) with 16 co-sponsors. It last saw action on May 11, 2026: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 404.

Record

Text

S. 1572 has 16 co-sponsors.

sb1572/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S1572 IS: Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-05-01
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 1572  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   May 1, 2025   Mrs. Blackburn  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the Federal carjacking statute.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act  .
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 ; and
(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, .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-05-01
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Reported to Senate May 11, 2026

sb1572/reported-to-senate.md

Shown Here:
Reported to Senate (05/11/2026)

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.

Sponsors

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R) sponsors S. 1572, and 16 members have co-sponsored it.

Committees

S. 1572 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Reported By · May 11, 2026

Actions

S. 1572 has taken 5 actions since May 1, 2025, the latest on May 11, 2026.

ChamberAction
May 11, 2026
Senate
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.Judiciary Committee
May 11, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 404.
Apr 30, 2026
Senate
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.Judiciary Committee
May 1, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee
May 1, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 1572 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 1572, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 1572 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
  • Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act — Display Title
  • Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the Federal carjacking statute. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for S. 1572, the latest on May 27, 2026.

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 23 registered lobbyists who named S. 1572 in 6 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Health Issues, Firearms/Guns/Ammunition, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Retirement, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION—District of Columbia12—
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE—District of Columbia12—
LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS—District of Columbia11—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS (NACDL)—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION12—
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE12—
LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS11—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS (NACDL)11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 23.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
BENJAMIN STOKES112
CHRISTOPHER ANDERS112
DAVID TABOH112
ELLEN FLENNIKEN112
HADDY GASSAMA112
JAMES PASCO112
KATE VOIGT112
KEYARMIN HAMADANCHY112
KIMBERLY CONWAY112
LAURA GORMALLY112
MADISON ROBERTS112
NAUREEN SHAH112
NINA PATEL112
SARAH MEHTA112
TARA PALMER STUTSMAN112
TIMOTHY RICHARDSON112
VANIA LEVEILLE112
JONATHAN WALTER111
KYLE O'DOWD111
MAYA WILEY111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNIONAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION2026 first_quarter$720K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNIONAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION2026 second_quarter$670K2nd Quarter - Report
LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTSLEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS2026 second_quarter$220K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICENATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE2026 second_quarter$100K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICENATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE2026 first_quarter$100K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS (NACDL)NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS (NACDL)2026 second_quarter$15K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1572 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 1572’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

s1572/policy-areas.txt
Crime and Law EnforcementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

S. 1572 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Crimes against property to Violent crime.

s1572/subjects.txt
Crimes against propertyCriminal procedure and sentencingFirearms and explosivesMotor vehiclesViolent crime

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com