[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2662 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2662

 To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit staged collisions 
        with commercial motor vehicles, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 7, 2025

    Mr. Collins (for himself and Mr. Gill of Texas) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit staged collisions 
        with commercial motor vehicles, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Staged Accident Fraud Prevention Act 
of 2025''.

SEC. 2. STAGING OF MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISIONS WITH COMMERCIAL MOTOR 
              VEHICLES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 805 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 80505. Staging of motor vehicle collisions with commercial motor 
              vehicles
    ``(a) Penalty for Staging Collision.--A person operating a motor 
vehicle who intentionally causes a collision with a commercial motor 
vehicle, as defined in section 31101, or arranges for another person to 
cause such a collision, shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for 
not more than 20 years, or both.
    ``(b) Penalty for Staging Collision Causing Serious Bodily 
Injury.--A person operating a motor vehicle who intentionally causes a 
collision with a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in section 31101, 
that results in serious bodily injury or death to another person, or 
arranges for another person to cause such a collision, shall be fined 
under title 18, imprisoned for not less than 20 years, or both.
    ``(c) Limitation on Prosecution.--A person may not be prosecuted 
for an act under this section if the person has been convicted or 
acquitted on the merits for the same act under the laws of a State, the 
District of Columbia, or a territory or possession of the United 
States.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 805 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``80505. Staging of motor vehicle collisions with commercial motor 
                            vehicles.''.
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