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S5058119th Congress
Staged Accident Fraud Prevention Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Senator Moody, Ashley [R-FL]
Introduced
Summary
Creates a federal crime for staging collisions with commercial motor vehicles. This bill would add a new offense in Title 49 that targets intentionally staged crashes involving commercial motor vehicles. It would impose criminal penalties for people who cause or arrange such collisions and includes protections if the same act was already decided in state court.
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- Truck drivers, carriers, and the traveling public would gain a federal tool aimed at deterring organized staging schemes and reducing the safety and financial harms those schemes cause.
- People who intentionally stage a collision would face fines and prison time, with penalties up to 20 years and longer sentences when a staged crash causes serious bodily injury or death.
- The bill would bar federal prosecution if a person has already been convicted or acquitted on the same act in state court, clarifying when federal charges are appropriate.
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New federal crime for staged truck crashes
If enacted, the bill would make it a federal crime to intentionally cause a collision with a commercial motor vehicle (as defined in 49 U.S.C. 31101). For crashes without serious bodily injury or death, an offender would face a fine under Title 18, imprisonment for up to 20 years, or both. For crashes causing serious bodily injury or death, an offender would face a fine under Title 18, imprisonment of at least 20 years, or both. People who arrange another person to cause such a crash would face the same penalties. The bill would also bar federal prosecution under this section if a State, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. territory or possession already convicted or acquitted the person on the merits for the same act.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Moody, Ashley [R-FL]
FL • R
Cosponsors
Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
LA • R
Sponsored 9/22/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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