118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 139 — Organized Retail Crime Center Authorization Act of 2023

“A bill to combat organized crime involving the illegal acquisition of retail goods for the purpose of selling those illegally obtained goods through physical and online retail marketplaces.”

Crime and law enforcement

Introduced Jan 30, 2023

Last action Jan 30, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

Step 1

Introduced

Jan 30, 2023

Step 2

Referred

Jan 30, 2023

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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Committee

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Senate

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House floor

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Resolve Changes

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Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

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. 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.

Provisions · 3 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 2 actions

Jan 30, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Jan 30, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.