Cargo Theft Bill Championed by Trucking Industry Passes House
The measure would create a federal coordination center and strengthen enforcement against organized cargo theft, which the industry says has risen sharply.
- On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill targeting organized retail theft in an easy vote, sending the legislation to the Senate for consideration.
- The measure creates an 'Organized Retail and Supply Chain Crime Coordination Center' under the Department of Homeland Security, with a director appointed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
- Trade groups including the National Retail Federation and Retail Industry Leaders Association championed the bill, with NRF lobbyist David French citing the need for federal tools to fight organized rings.
- Loss prevention specialist Brand Elverston noted that retailers remain skeptical about the bill's impact, as organized retail crime represents only a fractional percentage of total sales shrink.
- The NRF retracted a key 2023 statistic on crime impacts after finding it was off by an order of magnitude, and in 2024 stopped conducting inventory loss research.
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MASSIVE! House Passes It 348-60 - Huge Win For President Trump
The House on Monday passed bipartisan legislation that aims to crack down on organized theft of supply chains and retail crime. The measure, introduced by a half-dozen lawmakers, “takes important steps to strengthen legal tools for law enforcement and crack down on interstate and transnational crime,” according to a press release. (House votes 218- 213 .. What just passed has Trump fired up) The bill was introduced by Reps. David Valadao (R-Cali…
House passes U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce’s bill to fight organized retail crime
WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation Tuesday that would create a new federal coordination center to combat organized retail and supply chain crime, giving prosecutors new tools to pursue criminal networks that have escalated retail theft and cargo theft across the country.
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Cargo Theft Bill Championed by Trucking Industry Passes House
WASHINGTON, May 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the American Trucking Associations applauded the U.S. House of Representatives for voting to pass the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA).
Grocery groups support House passage of Combating Organized Retail Crime Act
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (H.R. 2853) May 12, 2026, in a 348 to 60 vote with broad bipartisan support. The bill would strengthen enforcement tools to battle large-scale theft, fraud, and cargo theft targeting retail stores and supply chains. The National Grocers Association BB #:163424 and FMI – The Food Industry Association BB #:162464 issued statements of support May 13, 2026. NGA Applaud…
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