Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act
Latest action · Nov 19, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 19, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 24
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 19, 2025 to Dec 19, 2025; 21 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | Andrew Ogles | Original | Nov 19, 2025 |
| R-FL | Anna Paulina Luna | Original | Nov 19, 2025 |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Original | Nov 19, 2025 |
| R-TX | Brandon Gill | Original | Nov 19, 2025 |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Original | Nov 19, 2025 |
| R-LA | Clay Higgins | Original | Nov 19, 2025 |
| R-TN | David Kustoff | Original | Nov 19, 2025 |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Original | Nov 19, 2025 |
| R-AL | Gary J. Palmer | Original | Nov 19, 2025 |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Original | Nov 19, 2025 |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Original | Nov 19, 2025 |
| R-VA | John J. McGuire III | Original | Nov 19, 2025 |
| R-NC | Mark Harris | Original | Nov 19, 2025 |
| R-OH | Max L. Miller | Original | Nov 19, 2025 |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | Original | Nov 19, 2025 |
| R-SC | Nancy Mace | Original | Nov 19, 2025 |
| R-NC | Pat Harrigan | Original | Nov 19, 2025 |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | Nov 19, 2025 |
| R-TX | Roger Williams | Original | Nov 19, 2025 |
| R-TX | Troy E. Nehls | Original | Nov 19, 2025 |
| R-TX | Wesley Hunt | Original | Nov 19, 2025 |
| R-CA | Young Kim | Dec 3, 2025 | |
| R-NC | Addison P. McDowell | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| R-IL | Mary E. Miller | Dec 19, 2025 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Nov 19, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 19, 2025Introduced in House
- Nov 19, 2025Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 195, November 19, 2025, page H4818.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1572 | Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act | Identical bill | May 11, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the Federal carjacking statute.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 19, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.