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Organized Retail Crime Center Authorization Act of 2023

S. 139 Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) In committee
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  1. Introduced Jan 30
  2. Committee Jan 30
  3. Passed Senate Next
  4. Passed House Not yet
  5. To President Not yet
  6. Law Not yet
Where it stands
In committee, Jan 30, 2023Next: Senate vote
1367d ago Jan 30, 2023: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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Summary

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.

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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.

Library of Congress summary, Jan 30, 2023

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  • Introduced in SenateJan 30, 2023

Official record from Congress.gov, the House Clerk and the Senate; lobbying from Lobbying Disclosure Act filings. Updated Oct 27, 2026.