# 117-hr-7499: Improving Federal Investigations of Organized Retail Crime Act of 2022

117-hr-7499, Improving Federal Investigations of Organized Retail Crime Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7499
- Congress: 117
- Title: Improving Federal Investigations of Organized Retail Crime Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Introduced: 2022-04-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Improving Federal Investigations of Organized Retail Crime Act of 2022 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 needed to prosecute organized retail crime, and increase cooperation and information sharing with the retail industry and retail crime task forces. The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to report on private sector and law enforcement collaboration to deter and investigate organized retail crime.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY), 2022-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2022-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2022-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2022-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2022-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2022-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] (R-MI), 2022-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bourdeaux, Carolyn [D-GA-7] (D-GA), 2022-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2022-10-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR), 2022-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV), 2022-11-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Manning, Kathy E. [D-NC-6] (D-NC), 2022-12-08T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-7499 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7499)

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