H.R. 2662: Staged Accident Fraud Prevention Act of 2025

Introduced
In committee
Passed one chamber
Passed both chambers
Enacted

What it does

Would make intentionally staging a collision involving a commercial motor vehicle a federal crime and establish criminal penalties. Staged crashes aren't simply insurance fraud. They put professional drivers and the motoring public in danger.

Full title: Staged Accident Fraud Prevention Act of 2025 This bill makes staging a collision with a commercial motor vehicle a federal crime. Specifically, a person who is operating a motor vehicle and intentionally causes a collision with a commercial motor vehicle (or arranges for another person to cause such a collision) is subject to a fine, a prison term of up to 20 years, or both. If the collision results in serious bodily injury or death, the prison term may not be less than 20 years.

Action history

April 7, 2025Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
April 7, 2025Introduced in House