# 117-hr-9177: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2022

117-hr-9177, Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] (R-CO); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-9177
- Congress: 117
- Title: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2022-10-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] (R-CO)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2022 This bill expands federal enforcement of criminal offenses related to organized retail crime. Organized retail crime typically refers to large-scale retail theft and fraud by organized groups of professional shoplifters, or boosters, who make money by stealing merchandise and reselling it for a fraction of the retail cost. First, with respect to criminal offenses involving the transportation of stolen property across state lines and the sale or receipt of stolen goods, the bill broadens the scope of conduct that qualifies as offenses. Additionally, the bill makes the offenses predicate offenses (i.e., underlying offenses) for prosecutions under the federal money laundering statute and authorizes the criminal forfeiture of any property representing or traceable to the gross proceeds obtained as a result of an offense or a conspiracy to commit an offense. Second, with respect to criminal offenses involving theft from an interstate or foreign shipment, the bill makes an offense an underlying offense for prosecution under the federal money laundering statute and authorizes the criminal forfeiture of any property representing or traceable to the gross proceeds obtained as a result of an offense or a conspiracy to commit an offense. Finally, the bill establishes a center—the Organized Retail Crime Coordination Center—within the Department of Homeland Security to coordinate the federal law enforcement activities related to organized retail crime.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2022-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2022-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV), 2022-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH), 2022-10-21T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-9177 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9177)

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