Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Introduced
In Committee
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Enacted
Organized Retail Crime Center Authorization Act of 2023 This bill establishes a center—the Organized Retail Crime Coordination Center—within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to coordinate the federal law enforcement activities related to organized retail crime. Organized retail crime typically refers to large-scale retail theft and fraud by organized groups of professional shoplifters, or boosters, who make money by stealing merchandise and reselling it for a fraction of the retail cost. The bill also requires DHS and the Department of Justice to jointly isssue formal guidance to relevant agencies and offices for modifying or expanding the prioritization of training and technical assistance designed to counter organized retail crime.
Congressional oversightDepartment of Homeland SecurityExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesIntergovernmental relationsLaw enforcement administration and fundingOrganized crimePerformance measurementRetail and wholesale trades
Organized Retail Crime Center Authorization Act of 2023
USA118th CongressS-139| Senate
| Updated: 1/30/2023
Organized Retail Crime Center Authorization Act of 2023 This bill establishes a center—the Organized Retail Crime Coordination Center—within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to coordinate the federal law enforcement activities related to organized retail crime. Organized retail crime typically refers to large-scale retail theft and fraud by organized groups of professional shoplifters, or boosters, who make money by stealing merchandise and reselling it for a fraction of the retail cost. The bill also requires DHS and the Department of Justice to jointly isssue formal guidance to relevant agencies and offices for modifying or expanding the prioritization of training and technical assistance designed to counter organized retail crime.
Congressional oversightDepartment of Homeland SecurityExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesIntergovernmental relationsLaw enforcement administration and fundingOrganized crimePerformance measurementRetail and wholesale trades