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119-hr-6651119th Congress

Improving the Federal Response to Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Kim, Young [R-CA-40]

Introduced

Summary

Improve federal coordination to fight organized retail crime. This bill would require federal agencies to build a shared strategy for better information sharing with national, state, and local law enforcement and with the retail industry.

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  • Federal law enforcement and agencies would have to create a coordinated information-sharing strategy covering the FBI, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Homeland Security Investigations, the Secret Service, the Postal Service, and others.
  • State and local law enforcement and prosecutors would get formal support to compile materials and evidence needed to investigate and prosecute organized retail crime.
  • The bill would push increased cooperation between agencies, retailers, and retail crime task forces and would require a joint report to Congress in 180 days and a Comptroller General report on public-private coordination in 1 year.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Stronger federal coordination on retail crime

If enacted, the Attorney General, Homeland Security Secretary, Postmaster General, and heads of named agencies would have 180 days to make a joint strategy. The plan would say how agencies share information with FBI, Customs and Border Protection, Secret Service, and others on organized retail crime networks. The plan would also say how agencies would help State and local law enforcement compile evidence for prosecutions and how they would work with retailers and retail crime task forces. If enacted, the Comptroller General would publish a separate report within 1 year on private sector and law enforcement coordination. The Attorney General and Homeland Security Secretary would name which agencies are "relevant agencies," and the section defines "organized retail crime" and the listed congressional committees covered by reports.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Kim, Young [R-CA-40]

CA • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 12/11/2025

  • Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1]

    NC • D

    Sponsored 12/17/2025

  • Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 8/20/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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