I will lead bipartisan legislation to make staged or fabricated motor vehicle collision fraud a federal crime, hold offenders accountable, make roads safer, and lower car insurance costs.
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“I’m proud to lead this bipartisan bill to hold these criminals accountable, make our roads safer and lower sky-high car insurance costs.”
Gillen committed to leading the Stop Auto Fraud Act of 2026 to criminalize staged or fabricated vehicle crashes, improve road safety, hold fraudsters accountable, and reduce car insurance costs.
Rep. Gillen also recently led bipartisan legislation to help lower car insurance rates by cracking down on staged “crash for cash” schemes.
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, Gillen's official House site referenced her recent bipartisan staged-crash insurance-fraud legislation as a led effort to lower car insurance rates.
Today, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (D-NY-04) alongside U.S Representatives Troy Nehls (R-TX-22), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-05) and Vince Fong (R-CA-20) introduced the bipartisan Stop Auto Fraud Act of 2026 to make motor vehicle collision fraud a federal crime, improve safety for drivers and lower car insurance rates nationwide.
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Gillen's official House release says she introduced the bipartisan Stop Auto Fraud Act with Republican and Democratic colleagues to federalize motor vehicle collision fraud and lower rates.
Ms. Gillen (for herself, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Gottheimer, and Mr. Fong) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo confirms H.R. 10269 was introduced by Gillen with bipartisan cosponsors and referred to House Judiciary, indicating a legislative effort but not enactment.
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Whoever knowingly executes, or attempts to execute, a scheme or artifice— “(1) to cause, stage, fabricate, or simulate a motor vehicle accident; and “(2) to submit any false, fictitious, or fraudulent claim
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill text directly matches the promised policy by creating a federal motor vehicle collision fraud offense for staged or fabricated accidents tied to false insurance claims.
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Active· Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Introduced Sep 3, 26 Passed House Pending Passed Senate Pending Sent to President Pending Signed into Law Pending
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): A bill tracker refreshed after introduction still listed the measure as active but only referred to committee, with House passage, Senate passage, presentment, and enactment pending.