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Judiciary Committee backs bill to coordinate federal response to organized retail theft
House Judiciary Committee · January 13, 2026
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Summary
H.R.2853 would create an Organized Retail and Supply Chain Crime Coordination Center to help investigate large-scale retail and cargo theft. The committee adopted a substitute and ordered the bill to the House with bipartisan support and some questions about placement within DHS versus DOJ.
The Judiciary Committee unanimously moved H.R.2853, the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act, forward after bipartisan discussion of rising multistate retail theft and supply-chain crime.
Sponsor Rep. Knott described organized retail crime as a national problem that drains an estimated $130…
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