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David Joyce (R-OH)

Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025

H.R. 2853 · House bill Crime and Law Enforcement

A Republican bill with 84 Democratic cosponsors · See all 206 cosponsors

Last activity — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

In the other chamber's committee

Passed one chamber and has been handed to a committee in the other.

The committee decides whether it goes any further, and most bills that reach a committee never leave it. A committee that simply does nothing kills a bill without anyone ever voting against it, so no news from here is usually the news.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Passed House 348–60
  3. In Senate committee

What this bill would do

The Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025 aims to fight organized crime that involves stealing retail goods and cargo to sell through physical and online markets. It seeks to address increasing financial losses, violence in the workplace, and disruptions to the national supply chain. The bill amends title 18 of the United States Code to provide law enforcement with more legal tools to combat these crimes. Additionally, it mandates the creation of an Organized Retail and Supply Chain Crime Coordination Center. This center will align Federal, State, local, territorial, and Tribal efforts to tackle organized theft.

Yes· 3 of 10

  • Scored +5

    Would business owners be better off under this?

    The bill directly addresses the theft and financial losses faced by retailers and manufacturers.

  • Scored +3

    Is this likely to grow the economy?

    The bill aims to reduce financial losses from organized theft which impacts the national economy and the cost of goods.

  • Scored +3

    Does this make trade with other countries easier?

    The bill addresses the integrity of the international economy by targeting transnational criminal organizations.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.

What Congress actually voted on

One recorded vote has been taken on this bill.

  • The House: a fast-track vote, needing two-thirds to pass The House sets aside its normal procedure to move quickly: no amendments, little debate, and a two-thirds bar instead of a simple majority. It is used for measures expected to be uncontroversial, so a bill that fails here failed despite broad expectations that it would not. Passed 348 yes · 60 no

    See who voted how →

    05/12/2026 · Roll call 157 · recorded as “On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended”