S1404119th Congress

Combating Organized Retail Crime Act

Sponsored By: Senator Chuck Grassley

Introduced

Summary

Creates a federal coordination center to fight organized retail and supply chain crime. The bill would also widen federal theft and money‑laundering laws so prosecutors can target organized groups that steal, traffic, or resell goods across state or international lines.

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  • Retailers and supply chains would get a single federal hub for information sharing, training, and technical assistance. The Center would be set up within 90 days and must publish annual trend reports.
  • Federal, state, and local law enforcement would gain a centralized office inside the Department of Homeland Security with a Director and a Deputy who rotates every 2 years among the FBI, Secret Service, or Postal Inspection Service. The Center would allow detailees from multiple agencies and would terminate after 7 years.
  • People committing organized retail crime would face broader federal exposure because the bill expands theft and shipment offenses to cover interstate or foreign commerce, adds an aggregate $5,000 threshold over a 12 month period, and brings money orders, prepaid cards, and gift cards into money‑laundering rules.

Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Federal retail crime center and training

If enacted, the bill would require DHS to set up an Organized Retail and Supply Chain Crime Coordination Center within 90 days. The Center would be led by a senior law enforcement Director and a rotating Deputy Director and would include HSI staff and detailees from several federal agencies. The Center would share secure information with state, local, tribal, and private partners, help investigations, publish annual trend reports, and provide training and technical help. The Center must give an initial report within 1 year and annual reports after that. The Center would end 7 years after it starts and DHS must wind it down. The bill would also require DHS and the Attorney General to evaluate federal grants and training for retail crime within 180 days, report results within 45 days, and issue joint guidance within 45 days after that.

Stronger federal rules on stolen goods

If enacted, the bill would broaden federal theft, forfeiture, and money-laundering rules. It would add certain stolen-goods statutes to criminal forfeiture rules and add prepaid cards and gift certificates to the list of money instruments in money-laundering law. It would change stolen-goods offenses to cover goods moved using interstate or foreign commerce, include embezzled or fraudulently obtained goods, and apply when the goods total $5,000 or more during any 12-month period. These changes would make more theft and laundering cases easier to prosecute and allow prosecutors to seek forfeiture in more cases.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Chuck Grassley

IA • R

Cosponsors

  • Catherine Cortez Masto

    NV • D

    Sponsored 4/10/2025

  • Marsha Blackburn

    TN • R

    Sponsored 4/10/2025

  • Amy Klobuchar

    MN • D

    Sponsored 4/10/2025

  • James Risch

    ID • R

    Sponsored 4/10/2025

  • Jacky Rosen

    NV • D

    Sponsored 4/10/2025

  • Bill Cassidy

    LA • R

    Sponsored 4/10/2025

  • Martin Heinrich

    NM • D

    Sponsored 4/10/2025

  • Ted Budd

    NC • R

    Sponsored 4/10/2025

  • Mark Kelly

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 4/10/2025

  • Bill Hagerty

    TN • R

    Sponsored 4/10/2025

  • Lindsey Graham

    SC • R

    Sponsored 4/10/2025

  • Steve Daines

    MT • R

    Sponsored 4/10/2025

  • Katie Britt

    AL • R

    Sponsored 4/10/2025

  • Ted Cruz

    TX • R

    Sponsored 4/10/2025

  • Mike Crapo

    ID • R

    Sponsored 4/28/2025

  • Thomas Tillis

    NC • R

    Sponsored 4/28/2025

  • Ruben Gallego

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 4/28/2025

  • Bernie Moreno

    OH • R

    Sponsored 4/29/2025

  • Shelley Capito

    WV • R

    Sponsored 4/30/2025

  • Tim Sheehy

    MT • R

    Sponsored 5/7/2025

  • Ashley Moody

    FL • R

    Sponsored 5/13/2025

  • John Kennedy

    LA • R

    Sponsored 5/20/2025

  • Susan Collins

    ME • R

    Sponsored 6/2/2025

  • John Boozman

    AR • R

    Sponsored 6/26/2025

  • Mark Warner

    VA • D

    Sponsored 7/9/2025

  • Kirsten Gillibrand

    NY • D

    Sponsored 7/9/2025

  • Cindy Hyde-Smith

    MS • R

    Sponsored 7/22/2025

  • Todd Young

    IN • R

    Sponsored 8/1/2025

  • Jon Husted

    OH • R

    Sponsored 9/3/2025

  • Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]

    NM • D

    Sponsored 9/10/2025

  • Angela Alsobrooks

    MD • D

    Sponsored 10/1/2025

  • John Cornyn

    TX • R

    Sponsored 10/9/2025

  • Markwayne Mullin

    OK • R

    Sponsored 10/23/2025

  • Pete Ricketts

    NE • R

    Sponsored 11/5/2025

  • David McCormick

    PA • R

    Sponsored 11/18/2025

  • Dan Sullivan

    AK • R

    Sponsored 11/18/2025

  • Deb Fischer

    NE • R

    Sponsored 11/20/2025

  • Tom Cotton

    AR • R

    Sponsored 11/20/2025

  • John Fetterman

    PA • D

    Sponsored 12/3/2025

  • Richard Durbin

    IL • D

    Sponsored 12/10/2025

  • James Lankford

    OK • R

    Sponsored 12/15/2025

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