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Bill targets organized retail theft rings with new federal tools

Passed one chamberH.R. 2853Latest action

Sponsor: David P. Joyce · Representative · OH

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Official title: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025

119th Congress

Topics: Crime & justice

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HR 2853 lets prosecutors combine theft values over 12 months and creates a federal crime coordination center.

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What does this do?

The bill updates federal law so prosecutors can add up the value of multiple thefts over a 12-month period to meet dollar thresholds for federal charges, even when individual thefts are small. It expands "stolen goods" crimes to include gift cards and prepaid cards and allows seizure of related money and property. It also creates a seven-year Organized Retail and Supply Chain Crime Coordination Center at DHS to unite federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement with retail and shipping companies.

Who does it affect?

Retailers, shipping and logistics companies, and their employees and customers are directly affected, along with law enforcement agencies at all levels.

Why does it matter?

The changes give prosecutors and police expanded legal tools and a central coordination hub to pursue organized theft rings, which Congress says have grown alongside violence against retail and security workers.

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  1. IntroducedApr 10, 2025
  2. House committee
  3. House vote
  4. SenateYou are here · May 13, 2026
  5. The president's desk

Right now: it passed the House, and the official record shows nothing new since. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the president.

Latest action: — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Data as of October 9, 2026

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  1. House · · Roll call 157

    As recorded

    Question
    On Motion to and Pass, as Amended
    Result:
    Passed
    348
    Nay
    60
    0
    21

    Republicans 203 yes, 1 no, 12 not voting · Democrats 144 yes, 59 no, 9 not voting · Independent 1 yes

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