H.R. 6651 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Improving the Federal Response to Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025
Cosponsors: 3 (3 D, 0 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-09
Introduced: 2025-12-11
Latest action (2025-12-11): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
What H.R. 6651 does, in plain terms
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.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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