Combating Violent and Dangerous Crime Act
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 20, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 20, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
Combating Violent and Dangerous Crime Act
This bill makes changes to federal criminal laws related to various offenses, including bank robbery, carjacking, and certain federal drug offenses.
Among the changes, the bill
- makes conspiracy to commit bank robbery an offense under the federal bank robbery statute, which means violations carry a maximum prison term of up to 20 years;
- broadens the scope of prohibited conduct under the federal carjacking statute and increases statutory maximum penalties for offenses; and
- establishes enhanced criminal penalties for certain federal drug offenses involving the manufacture or distribution of candy-flavored controlled substances or similar products for minors.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1223: Combating Violent and Dangerous Crime Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1223/
"S. 1223: Combating Violent and Dangerous Crime Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1223/.
S. 1223, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1223/.
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