# 119-hr-568: Auto Theft Prevention Act

119-hr-568, Auto Theft Prevention Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-568
- Congress: 119
- Title: Auto Theft Prevention Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates a dedicated federal grant program in the Department of Justice's COPS Office to fund state and local efforts to reduce auto theft and stolen vehicle trafficking.** It would allocate money to states based on recent auto theft levels and push more funding to localities with the worst problems. - Residents in high-auto-theft areas would see more competitive local grants routed to their communities, directing resources to places with larger theft problems. - State and local law enforcement agencies could use grants to buy vehicles and license plate readers and pay for related data services. Grants would also fund hiring, overtime, training, joint task forces, and up to 5% for administrative costs. - Grants would be issued to state attorneys general and allocated proportionally to each state's recent auto theft level, with at least 50% for competitive local subgrants and at least 25% reserved for state law enforcement use. - The bill would also expand the allowed uses of existing COPS grant funds to include equipment, personnel, overtime, training, task forces, and data work tied to auto theft. *Would authorize $30.0 million per year from 2026 through 2030 to carry out the program.*

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Allow current police grants to fight auto theft: benefit, medium. This bill would let existing DOJ community policing grants be used to combat auto theft and stolen car trafficking. Police could use current grants to buy equipment and license plate readers, hire staff, pay overtime, expand training, support joint task forces, and fund data and research. This chan…
- Auto theft grants for states and cities: benefit, medium. This bill would set up a new federal grant program within 60 days of enactment. It would provide $30 million each year from 2026 through 2030 to fight auto theft. Grants would go to each State’s Attorney General, based on the state’s share of auto thefts in the prior year. At least 50% must go to l…

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- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act
- 119-hr-4806: College Transparency Act
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## Sources
- [119-hr-568 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/568)

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- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2086)
- [119-hr-4806: College Transparency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4806)
- [119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2548)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-568 (as of 2026-04-21).