Young Kim (R-CA)
Improving the Federal Response to Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025
A Republican bill with 3 Democratic cosponsors · See all 3 cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is called the ``Improving the Federal Response to Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025''. It directs certain heads of Federal agencies to develop a strategy to improve Federal investigations of organized retail crime. Specifically, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Postmaster General, and the head of each relevant agency must develop this strategy within 180 days of the Act's enactment. The strategy aims to improve information sharing, assist State and local law enforcement, and increase cooperation with the retail industry and task forces. Additionally, the bill requires a joint report on the strategy and a report from the Comptroller General.
Yes· 3 of 5
- Scored +4
Would business owners be better off under this?
Retailers and business owners may benefit from more effective federal strategies to deter organized theft.
- Scored +3
Does this make it easier to run a small business?
The bill aims to protect the retail industry from theft and fraud through better law enforcement coordination.
- Scored +3
Does this change how police departments operate?
The bill enhances coordination between federal agencies and local law enforcement to better prosecute retail crimes.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Section 2(a)(2): This provision helps State and local law enforcement by assisting them in compiling materials and evidence necessary for the prosecution of organized retail crime. This might be considered positive because it supports local authorities in their efforts to prosecute these crimes.
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Section 2(a)(3): This provision increases cooperation and information sharing between relevant agencies and the retail industry, State retail crime task forces, and other retail crime task forces. This might be considered positive because it builds partnerships to tackle retail crime.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- The provided text does not contain any specific sections or provisions that outline potential negative consequences or burdens for individuals or groups of people in the United States.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would business owners be better off under this? — Retailers and business owners may benefit from more effective federal strategies to deter organized theft. Would people in cities be better off under this? — Increased law enforcement coordination may reduce the impact of organized retail crime in urban commercial areas.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this make it easier to run a small business? — The bill aims to protect the retail industry from theft and fraud through better law enforcement coordination.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this change how police departments operate? — The bill enhances coordination between federal agencies and local law enforcement to better prosecute retail crimes.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill requires federal agencies to submit a joint report to relevant congressional committees regarding their new strategy.
- 8/20/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 12/17/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 12/11/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
Donald DavisDemocrat · North Carolina
Josh GottheimerDemocrat · New Jersey
Jimmy PanettaDemocrat · California