REPS. GILLEN, NEHLS, GOTTHEIMER AND FONG INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO MAKE MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION FRAUD A FEDERAL CRIME, LOWER CAR INSURANCE PREMIUMS

Washington, Sept. 3 -- Congresswoman Laura Gillen issued the following press release:

Auto insurance fraud, like staged vehicle accidents, costs consumers an estimated $300 a year in increased premiums. WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (D-NY-04) alongside U.S Representatives Troy Nehls (R-TX-22), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-05) and Vince Fong (R-CA-20) introduced the bipartisan Stop Auto Fraud Act of 2026 to make motor vehicle collision fraud a federal crime, improve safety for drivers and lower car insurance rates nationwide. The legislation targets insurance fraud schemes in which bad actors deliberately cause, stage or fabricate motor vehicle accidents to file false claims and defraud insurance companies for large cash payou...