H.R. 895 · 118th Congress

Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2023

Introduced on Feb 9, 2023 by Ken Buck (R-CO-4). 140 cosponsors, 67 of them from another party. Latest action (May 23, 2024): ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Joyce (OH) asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 895, a bill originally introduced by Representative Buck, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Feb 9, 2023
Cosponsors
140
67 from the other party
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To combat organized crime involving the illegal acquisition of retail goods for the purpose of selling those illegally obtained goods through physical and online retail marketplaces.

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Department of Homeland Security
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Federal officials
  • Fraud offenses and financial crimes
  • Organized crime
  • Performance measurement
  • Retail and wholesale trades

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Ken BuckR-CO-4Sponsor

Democrats · 67

Republicans · 73

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Feb 9, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Feb 9, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Feb 9, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  4. May 23, 2024 · HouseASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Joyce (OH) asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 895, a bill originally introduced by Representative Buck, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS INC20 reports
    $1.7M reported (all issues)
  2. National Retail Federation13 reports
    $10.4M reported (all issues)
  3. THE KROGER CO.10 reports
    $4.2M reported (all issues)
  4. WALMART INC.10 reports
    $8.8M reported (all issues)
  5. BEST BUY CO., INC.8 reports
    $2.9M reported (all issues)
  6. Brambles6 reports
    $610K reported (all issues)
  7. AMERICAN BEVERAGE LICENSEES5 reports
  8. Amazon.com Services LLC5 reports
    $22.3M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC$285.9K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  9. CONSUMER HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $864.8K reported (all issues)
  10. EBAY INC5 reports
    $2.5M reported (all issues)
  11. FOOD MARKETPLACE INC.5 reports
    $1.7M reported (all issues)
  12. INTERNATIONAL UNION OF POLICE ASSOCIATIONS, AFL-CIO5 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  13. J STREET5 reports
    $725K reported (all issues)
  14. LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC.5 reports
    $2.5M reported (all issues)
  15. PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS COUNCIL5 reports
    $670K reported (all issues)
  16. Peace Officers Research Association of California5 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)
  17. TARGET CORPORATION5 reports
    $3M reported (all issues)
  18. THE HOME DEPOT INC.5 reports
    $4.9M reported (all issues)
  19. WAKEFERN FOOD CORP.5 reports
  20. Bath & Body Works, Inc.4 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  21. International Downtown Association4 reports
    $48K reported (all issues)
  22. MOET HENNESSY USA3 reports
    $135K reported (all issues)
  23. QVC, INC.2 reports
    $450K reported (all issues)
  24. THE ALBERTSONS COMPANIES, INC.2 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)
  25. American Civil Liberties Union1 report
    $490K reported (all issues)
  26. CVS HEALTH1 report
    $1.8M reported (all issues)
  27. ESSILORLUXOTTICA USA INC.1 report
    $130K reported (all issues)
  28. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES, INC.1 report
    $325K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.