Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025
The Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025 aims to address organized retail crime by amending existing laws and establishing a coordination center. It provides a framework for federal, state, and local law enforcement collaboration and includes provisions for oversight and reporting. The bill's constitutionality and fiscal integrity are generally sound, but its real-world benefits and financial accountability could be more clearly defined.
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Access options →| Date | Time | Action |
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| 2025-04-10 | — | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2025-04-10 | — | Introduced in House |
| 2025-04-10 | — | Introduced in House |
| 2026-01-13 | — | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. |
| 2026-01-13 | — | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held |
| 2026-01-30 | — | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 402. |
| 2026-01-30 | — | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-471. |
| 2026-01-30 | — | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-471. |
| 2026-05-12 | 16:17:46 | Mr. Knott moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. |
| 2026-05-12 | 16:17:58 | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3364-3369) |
| 2026-05-12 | 16:17:59 | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2853. |
| 2026-05-12 | 16:39:06 | At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. |
| 2026-05-12 | 19:06:27 | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3376) |
| 2026-05-12 | 19:13:41 | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 348 - 60 (Roll no. 157). (text: CR H3364-3366) |
| 2026-05-12 | 19:13:41 | Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 348 - 60 (Roll no. 157). (text: CR H3364-3366) |
| 2026-05-12 | 19:13:42 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 2026-05-13 | — | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
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