H.R. 6651

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6651 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6651

To direct certain heads of Federal agencies to develop a strategy to 
improve Federal investigations of organized retail crime, and for other 
purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 11, 2025

Mrs. Kim (for herself and Mr. Panetta) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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A BILL

To direct certain heads of Federal agencies to develop a strategy to 
improve Federal investigations of organized retail crime, and for other 
purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Improving the Federal Response to 
Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVING COORDINATION IN FEDERAL INVESTIGATIONS OF ORGANIZED 
RETAIL CRIME.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, the Postmaster General, and the head of each relevant agency 
shall develop a strategy to identify how each such relevant agency can 
coordinate with other relevant agencies to--
(1) improve information sharing between the Director of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Commissioner of the U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection, the Executive Associate Director 
of Homeland Security Investigations, the Director of the Secret 
Service, the Postmaster General, and the head of each relevant 
agency on organized retail crime networks;
(2) assist State and local law enforcement in compiling 
materials and evidence necessary for prosecution of organized 
retail crime; and
(3) increase cooperation and information sharing between 
each such relevant agency and the retail industry, State retail 
crime task forces, and other retail crime task forces.
(b) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, the Postmaster General, and the head of each 
relevant agency shall submit a joint report to the relevant committees 
on the strategy developed pursuant to subsection (a).
(c) Comptroller General Report.--Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
publish a report on coordination between the private sector and law 
enforcement to deter and investigate organized retail crime.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Organized retail crime.--The term ``organized retail 
crime'' means the coordinated illegal acquisition of retail 
goods through theft, embezzlement, fraud, or other means that 
are illegal under Federal or State law for the purpose of 
selling or distributing such goods in interstate commerce.
(2) Organized retail crime network.--The term ``organized 
retail crime network'' means a criminal network that engages in 
organized retail crime.
(3) Relevant agency.--The term ``relevant agency'' means 
any agency (as defined in section 551 of title 5, United States 
Code) determined by the Attorney General and Secretary of 
Homeland Security to have a role in information sharing and 
investigation of organized retail crime.
(4) Relevant committees.--The term ``relevant committees'' 
means the House Committee on the Judiciary, the House Committee 
on Homeland Security, the House Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, and 
the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs.
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