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Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2023

H.R. 895 Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO-4) In committee
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  1. Introduced Feb 9
  2. Committee Feb 9
  3. Passed House Next
  4. Passed Senate Not yet
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In committee, Feb 9, 2023Next: House vote
888d ago May 23, 2024: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Joyce (OH) asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 895, a bill originally introduced by Representative Buck, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
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Summary

Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2023

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This bill expands federal enforcement of criminal offenses 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.

First, with respect to criminal offenses involving the transportation of stolen property across state lines and the sale or receipt of stolen goods, the bill broadens the scope of conduct that qualifies as offenses. Additionally, the bill makes the offenses predicate offenses (i.e., underlying offenses) for prosecutions under the federal money laundering statute and authorizes the criminal forfeiture of any property representing or traceable to the gross proceeds obtained as a result of an offense or a conspiracy to commit an offense.

Second, with respect to criminal offenses involving theft from an interstate or foreign shipment, the bill makes an offense an underlying offense for prosecution under the federal money laundering statute and authorizes the criminal forfeiture of any property representing or traceable to the gross proceeds obtained as a result of an offense or a conspiracy to commit an offense.

Finally, the bill establishes a center, the Organized Retail Crime Coordination Center, within the Department of Homeland Security to coordinate the federal law enforcement activities related to organized retail crime.

Library of Congress summary, Feb 9, 2023

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  • Introduced in HouseFeb 9, 2023

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