119th Congress · introduced in the House · Dec 11, 2025
Improving the Federal Response to Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025
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Latest action (Dec 11, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Dec 11, 2025)
Improving the Federal Response to Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025
This bill requires various federal agencies to develop a strategy to improve coordination with state and local law enforcement entities to address organized retail crime.
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Postal Service, and other relevant agencies to
• improve federal information sharing about organized retail crime networks;
• assist state and local law enforcement in compiling materials and evidence necessary to prosecute organized retail crime; and
• increase cooperation and information sharing between federal agencies, the retail industry, and retail crime task forces.
The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to report on coordination between the private sector and law enforcement to deter and investigate organized retail crime.
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · lobbying firm or registrant: STEPTOE LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
….R. 1010 / S. 390); Mystic Alerts Act (H.R. 7022); Next Generation 9-1-1 Act (H.R. 6505); Improving the Federal Response to Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025 (H.R. 6651); Counter Drone State and Local Defender Act (H.R. 7525); GUARD Act (S. 3062); Major Richard Star Act (H.R. 2102 / S. 1032); STOP CSAM Act of 2025 (H.R. 3921 /…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · lobbying firm or registrant: STEPTOE LLP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 19, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
….R. 1010 / S. 390); Mystic Alerts Act (H.R. 7022); Next Generation 9-1-1 Act (H.R. 6505); Improving the Federal Response to Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025 (H.R. 6651); Counter Drone State and Local Defender Act (H.R. 7525); GUARD Act (S. 3062); Major Richard Star Act (H.R. 2102 / S. 1032); STOP CSAM Act of 2025 (H.R. 3921 /…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · lobbying firm or registrant: STEPTOE LLP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 19, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
….R. 1010 / S. 390); Mystic Alerts Act (H.R. 7022); Next Generation 9-1-1 Act (H.R. 6505); Improving the Federal Response to Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025 (H.R. 6651); Counter Drone State and Local Defender Act (H.R. 7525); GUARD Act (S. 3062); Major Richard Star Act (H.R. 2102 / S. 1032); STOP CSAM Act of 2025 (H.R. 3921 /…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing