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Organized Retail Crime Center Authorization Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-139| Senate 
| Updated: 1/30/2023
Chuck Grassley

Chuck Grassley

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (4)
Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)James E. Risch (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)Mike Crapo (Republican)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • 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.
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Timeline
Jan 30, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jan 30, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • January 30, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 30, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • S 118-140: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2023
  • HR 118-895: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2023
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.
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Timeline
Jan 30, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jan 30, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • January 30, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 30, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Chuck Grassley

Chuck Grassley

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (4)
Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)James E. Risch (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)Mike Crapo (Republican)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • S 118-140: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2023
  • HR 118-895: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2023
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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