Bill > HR2662

This bill establishes new federal criminal penalties for intentionally causing or arranging staged collisions with commercial motor vehicles (large trucks or buses). Specifically, the law would make it a federal crime to purposely cause a collision with a commercial vehicle, punishable by fines and up to 20 years in prison. If the staged collision results in serious bodily injury or death, the penalties increase to a mandatory minimum of 20 years in prison. The bill includes a limitation that prevents federal prosecution if a person has already been convicted or acquitted of the same act under state law. This legislation aims to combat insurance fraud schemes where individuals deliberately cause accidents with commercial vehicles to file fraudulent insurance claims, which can pose significant safety risks on highways and result in substantial financial losses for trucking companies and insurers. The bill would be known as the "Staged Accident Fraud Prevention Act of 2025" and would amend existing federal transportation law to create these new criminal provisions.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2662/all-info