Improving the Federal Response to Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025
Latest action · Dec 11, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
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- IntroducedDec 11, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Improving the Federal Response to Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025
This bill requires various federal agencies to develop a strategy to improve coordination with state and local law enforcement entities to address organized retail crime.
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Postal Service, and other relevant agencies to
- improve federal information sharing about organized retail crime networks;
- assist state and local law enforcement in compiling materials and evidence necessary to prosecute organized retail crime; and
- increase cooperation and information sharing between federal agencies, the retail industry, and retail crime task forces.
The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to report on coordination between the private sector and law enforcement to deter and investigate organized retail crime.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 11, 2025 to Aug 20, 2026, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Dec 11, 2025 |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Dec 17, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Aug 20, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 11, 2025Introduced in House
- Dec 11, 2025Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
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- Dec 11, 2025Introduced in House
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