Amendment · S.Amdt. 4171· Senate(119-SAMDT-4171)

S.Amdt. 4171

Age: 74 years

Tennessee

Introduced: 1/12/2026
Sponsored by: Marsha Blackburn
Cosponsors: None

Changes bill: 119-HR-6938 — Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026

Introduced
Pending Consideration
Failed

This amendment was never taken up, and the bill finished without it. It was never voted on.

What this amendment would do

SA 4171, submitted by Mrs. BLACKBURN, is an amendment to H.R. 6938. Its purpose is to change specific language within Section 2119 of title 18, United States Code, regarding motor vehicles.

The amendment aims to make the following changes:

It replaces the phrase "with the intent to cause death or serious bodily harm" with the word "knowingly" in the section preceding paragraph (1).
In paragraph (3), it replaces the phrase "if death results," with "if the motor vehicle is taken with the intent to cause death or serious bodily harm, and death results,".