HR2853119th CongressWALLET

Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]

Passed House

Summary

Expands federal tools against organized retail and supply-chain theft. This bill would broaden civil forfeiture and money-laundering rules and create a new interagency Center to coordinate federal, state, local, tribal, and private partners.

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  • Law enforcement: It would give federal investigators new forfeiture triggers and money-laundering reach, add $5,000 aggregation thresholds for certain stolen‑goods offenses, and require the Department of Homeland Security to stand up a coordination Center within 90 days and wind it down after 7 years.
  • Retailers and the private sector: The Center must build relationships with industry and create a secure information‑sharing system, track trends, and issue an initial report within 1 year followed by annual public reports.
  • People and property affected by investigations: The bill makes interstate shipment offenses and the transportation and sale of stolen goods eligible for federal forfeiture and treats general‑use prepaid cards and store gift cards as covered instruments for money‑laundering rules.

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New center to fight retail crime

The bill would set up a national center inside Homeland Security within 90 days of enactment. It would coordinate federal, state, local, tribal, and industry investigations of organized retail and supply‑chain crime. It would be led by a senior law‑enforcement Director and staffed by HSI with detailees from FBI, Secret Service, Postal Inspection, DEA, ATF, CBP, and FMCSA. The center would create a secure system to share information, help local cases, and support training. It would publish a first report within 1 year and annual reports after. Its authority would end 7 years after it is set up. DHS and DOJ would review related grants and training within 180 days, report within 45 days after that review, and issue guidance 45 days after the report.

Stronger federal tools against retail theft

This bill would let prosecutors combine related thefts over a year. If the total stolen, transported, or sold is $5,000 or more in 12 months, it would meet federal thresholds. It would also add embezzlement and false pretenses to the covered ways property is taken. Organized retail theft statutes would count as predicate crimes for money‑laundering and civil forfeiture. Gift cards, general‑use prepaid cards, and store gift cards would count as monetary instruments under laundering laws. Retailers would get stronger federal help, while people tied to these crimes would face greater seizure and prosecution risk.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]

OH • R

Cosponsors

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    NV • D

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Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 348 • No: 60

house vote • 5/12/2026

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Yes: 348 • No: 60

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