A bill to eliminate the duplicative intent requirement for carjacking.

This bill proposes a change to federal law that would make it easier for prosecutors to charge individuals with the federal crime of carjacking. Under the law at the time of the bill's introduction, a prosecutor must prove not only that a vehicle was taken by force, but also that the perpetrator specifically intended to cause death or serious bodily harm during the act. This legislation would remove that "intent" requirement, allowing a carjacking to be prosecuted as a federal offense regardless of whether the perpetrator intended to physically harm the victim.