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Improving the Federal Response to Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025
To direct certain heads of Federal agencies to develop a strategy to improve Federal investigations of organized retail crime, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill directs the Attorney General, Secretary of Homeland Security, Postmaster General, and other relevant federal agencies to develop a coordinated strategy to improve federal investigations of organized retail crime within 180 days of enactment. The strategy must address information sharing between federal law enforcement agencies on organized retail crime networks, assistance to state and local law enforcement in gathering prosecution materials, and cooperation with the retail industry and retail crime task forces. The agencies must submit a joint report to Congress within 180 days describing the developed strategy. The Comptroller General must publish a report within one year on coordination between the private sector and law enforcement in deterring and investigating organized retail crime.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA)
2 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Young Kim’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $166,350
- FOUNDERS FUND $14,307
- VETERANS GUARDIAN VA CLAIM CONSULTING $13,200
- EDWARD C. LEVY CO. $13,200
- APOLLO $11,100
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Actions (2)
- Dec 11, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Dec 11, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 11, 2025
Mrs. Kim (for herself and Mr. Panetta) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To direct certain heads of Federal agencies to develop a strategy to improve Federal investigations of organized retail crime, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Improving the Federal Response to Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. IMPROVING COORDINATION IN FEDERAL INVESTIGATIONS OF ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME.
(a) In General.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Postmaster General, and the head of each relevant agency shall develop a strategy to identify how each such relevant agency can coordinate with other relevant agencies to—
(1) improve information sharing between the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Executive Associate Director of Homeland Security Investigations, the Director of the Secret Service, the Postmaster General, and the head of each relevant agency on organized retail crime networks;
(2) assist State and local law enforcement in compiling materials and evidence necessary for prosecution of organized retail crime; and
(3) increase cooperation and information sharing between each such relevant agency and the retail industry, State retail crime task forces, and other retail crime task forces.
(b) Reporting Requirement.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Postmaster General, and the head of each relevant agency shall submit a joint report to the relevant committees on the strategy developed pursuant to subsection (a).
(c) Comptroller General Report.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall publish a report on coordination between the private sector and law enforcement to deter and investigate organized retail crime.
(d) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) Organized retail crime.—The term “organized retail crime” means the coordinated illegal acquisition of retail goods through theft, embezzlement, fraud, or other means that are illegal under Federal or State law for the purpose of selling or distributing such goods in interstate commerce.
(2) Organized retail crime network.—The term “organized retail crime network” means a criminal network that engages in organized retail crime.
(3) Relevant agency.—The term “relevant agency” means any agency (as defined in section 551 of title 5, United States Code) determined by the Attorney General and Secretary of Homeland Security to have a role in information sharing and investigation of organized retail crime.
(4) Relevant committees.—The term “relevant committees” means the House Committee on the Judiciary, the House Committee on Homeland Security, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. <all>
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