Staged Accident Fraud Prevention Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5058 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5058

 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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 21, 2026

  Mrs. Moody introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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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 2026''.

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) 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 shall
be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not less than 20 years, or
both.
    ``(c) Penalty for Arranging Staged Collisions.--A person who
arranges for another person to cause a collision described in
subsection (a) or (b) shall be fined or imprisoned, or both, under--
            ``(1) subsection (a), in the case of a collision described
        in that subsection; or
            ``(2) subsection (b), in the case of a collision described
        in that subsection.
    ``(d) 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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