Legislative status and House action
HR 2853, the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025, is currently under consideration in the Senate. After being received by the chamber on May 13, 2026, the bill was read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
The bill reached the Senate following a successful vote in the House of Representatives on May 12, 2026. During that session, the House considered the bill under a suspension of the rules. The measure passed with a vote of 348 yeas to 60 nays, with 21 members not voting. The bill is sponsored by Rep. David P. Joyce (R-OH-14) and has garnered 206 cosponsors from both parties, including Rep. Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA) and Rep. J. Luis Correa (D-CA), as well as several Republican colleagues.
Proposed changes to federal enforcement
The legislation aims to broaden the federal government’s ability to address organized retail and supply chain crime. The bill defines these offenses as criminal acts involving the interstate transportation of stolen property, the sale or receipt of stolen goods, or theft from interstate or foreign shipments when coordinated by an organization.
Key provisions of the bill include:
Aggregate value calculations: For offenses involving the transportation or sale of stolen goods, the bill allows prosecutors to calculate the value of stolen items based on an aggregate total over a 12-month period.
Money laundering predicates: The bill designates these retail and supply chain crimes as predicate offenses for federal money laundering prosecutions.
Criminal forfeiture: It authorizes the criminal forfeiture of property acquired through the proceeds of these offenses.
Research and policy context
The bill’s scope touches on several sectors, with LawLinter data identifying evidence matches in Defense, Transportation, Finance and Banking, and Agriculture. These matches relate to references in the bill text concerning the Department of Homeland Security, maritime platforms, and various financial and credit institutions.
CBO and lobbying disclosures
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued a cost estimate for the bill on February 24, 2026, based on the version reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Lobbying disclosure records from the first quarter of 2026 indicate that the bill has been the subject of advocacy efforts. The International Downtown Association and the National Association of Small Trucking Companies have both filed disclosures mentioning HR 2853 or its Senate companion, S. 1404. These filings describe efforts to support crime reduction and address supply chain security.
Note: Lobbying records are provided for disclosure context and do not constitute evidence of influence or causation regarding the bill's legislative progress.
Related legislative records
The bill is linked to S. 1404, the Senate version of the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act. As the bill moves through the Senate Judiciary Committee, observers may monitor for potential amendments or further committee action. There are currently four versions of the bill text and one official summary available for public review.
