Support legislation to make staged or fabricated motor vehicle crash insurance fraud a federal crime and give law enforcement tools to dismantle related criminal networks.

Vince Fong · California · Republican

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Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Support the Stop Auto Fraud Act to make staged car accident schemes a federal crime and equip law enforcement to dismantle associated criminal networks.. Promised outcome: Staged auto collision fraud schemes become federal crimes and law enforcement has additional tools to combat them.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. As U.S. Representative for California's 20th District, Fong joined Reps. Gillen, Nehls, and Gottheimer in introducing the Stop Auto Fraud Act of 2026.

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"Californians already pay some of the highest car insurance premiums in the nation on top of having one of the highest costs of living,” said Rep. Fong . "Insurance fraud is making it worse. Staged car accidents are a deliberate, organized scam that puts innocent people at risk and drives up premiums for every driver on the road. In the Central Valley, where families depend on their vehicles to get to work, take their kids to school, and run their businesses, these are real costs hitting real people. The Stop Auto Fraud Act makes these schemes a federal crime and gives law enforcement the tools to dismantle the criminal networks behind them."

Fong endorsed the Stop Auto Fraud Act as a measure to make staged auto accident schemes a federal crime and provide law enforcement tools against the related criminal networks.

Reps. Gillen, Nehls, Gottheimer and Fong Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Make Motor Vehicle Collision Fraud a Federal Crime, Lower Car Insurance Premiums | Representative Laura Gillen
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Evidence

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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): Official GovInfo metadata shows Vince Fong was included in the introducing group for H.R. 10269 and that the bill was referred to House Judiciary, indicating concrete legislative effort but not enactment.

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H.R. 10269 (IH) - Stop Auto Fraud Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr10269ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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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

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill text directly matches the commitment's staged or fabricated motor vehicle crash insurance-fraud substance, but remains an introduced bill rather than enacted law.

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H.R. 10269 Introduced in House - Stop Auto Fraud Act of 2026
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shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both. If the violation results in serious bodily injury

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The bill would create federal criminal penalties for motor vehicle collision fraud, supporting the promised policy direction, but the text is still only introduced-in-House legislation.

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H.R. 10269 Introduced in House - Stop Auto Fraud Act of 2026
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The Stop Auto Fraud Act makes these schemes a federal crime and gives law enforcement the tools to dismantle the criminal networks behind them.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): An official House press release quotes Fong describing the bill in terms that closely track the commitment, including federal-crime treatment and law-enforcement tools against criminal networks.

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Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-09-14 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. same_term A for effort

Fong materially supported the promised policy by joining the introduction of H.R. 10269, whose text addresses staged or fabricated motor vehicle accident insurance fraud and proposed federal criminal penalties. However, the verified evidence shows only introduction and referral to committee, not enactment. Because the promise concerns making the schemes a federal crime and giving law enforcement tools, an introduced bill is effort but not delivery of the outcome.

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