Introduce and support legislation to improve the federal carjacking statute.

Mrs. Blackburn (for herself ... ) introduced the following bill ... To amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the Federal carjacking statute.

Blackburn sponsored legislation to strengthen the federal carjacking statute.

S. 1572 (RS) - Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act - BILLS-119s1572rs | Content Details | GovInfo
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The release says the Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act advanced out of committee and would make "a long overdue fix to the federal carjacking statute."

Blackburn was still actively pushing the carjacking fix in 2026, with the bill advancing out of Senate Judiciary Committee but not yet becoming law.

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Blackburn, Luján Bipartisan Bill to Crack Down on Carjacking Passes Senate Judiciary Committee
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The office said Blackburn "introduced" the Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act to "fix a broken statute" and make streets safer.

This is the clearest official record that Blackburn introduced the legislation to change the federal carjacking statute and supported it publicly.

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Blackburn Introduces Bills to Combat Juvenile Crime and Crack Down on Carjacking
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Blackburn's Senate office said she introduced the Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act to reduce carjacking by removing barriers to federal prosecutions, and said the bill would fix the federal statute by changing the required proof to knowing taking of a motor vehicle.

Official Senate-office evidence shows Blackburn introduced and publicly supported legislation aimed at improving the federal carjacking statute.

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Blackburn Introduces Bills to Combat Juvenile Crime and Crack Down on Carjacking
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The bill text states it is a bill "to improve the Federal carjacking statute" and says Mrs. Blackburn introduced it. It would amend 18 U.S.C. 2119 by replacing the general intent-to-cause-harm language with a knowing-taking standard, while preserving the higher intent standard for death-resulting cases.

The bill text directly matches the promise's substance: Blackburn introduced legislation to amend the federal carjacking statute.

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Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act bill text
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Blackburn's Senate office reported that the Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act advanced out of the Senate Judiciary Committee and quoted Blackburn saying the bill was "one step closer to becoming a law."

The bill advanced in committee, showing concrete legislative effort, but the source itself indicates it had not yet become law as of April 30, 2026.

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Blackburn, Luján Bipartisan Bill to Crack Down on Carjacking Passes Senate Judiciary Committee
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