1HOUSE · MAY 12, 2026
Passed the House
348–60PASSED
R 203–1 D 144–59 I 1–0
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll 157 · 21 not voting
House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025
Official title: To combat organized crime involving the illegal acquisition of retail goods and cargo for the purpose of selling those illegally obtained goods through physical and online retail marketplaces.
Sponsor: Rep. David Joyce R-OHWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 10, 2025
- Committee actionJan 13, 2026
- Passed HouseMay 12, 2026 · 348–60
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 13, 2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2853.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2853, Combatting Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025” on February 24, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on January 30, 2026”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 24, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62176
- CBO publication date
- February 24, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2853, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2853
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-471 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on January 30, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported January 30, 2026 ↗
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- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/471
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2853, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2853
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 65, April 10, 2025, Page H1601):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 10, 2025 ↗
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- H.R. 2853, 119th Congress
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- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2853
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 2853. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
206 cosponsors — 121 Republicans, 84 Democrats, 1 independent
84 of 206 cosponsors (41%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Don Bacon (R-NE), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Tom Barrett (R-MI), Michael Baumgartner (R-WA), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Nicholas Begich (R-AK), Ami Bera (D-CA), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Sheri Biggs (R-SC), Mike Bost (R-IL), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Robert Bresnahan (R-PA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Janelle Bynum (D-OR), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Mike Carey (R-OH), Earl Carter (R-GA), John Carter (R-TX), Ed Case (D-HI), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Ben Cline (R-VA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Mike Collins (R-GA), Herbert Conaway (D-NJ) and 176 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. David Joyce.
- H.R. 9327 (119th) PEARL Act
- H.R. 1005 (119th) Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act
- H.R. 5166 (119th) Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2026
- H.R. 8495 (119th) Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2027
- H.R. 1477 (119th) Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2025
- H.R. 284 (119th) GLRI Act of 2025
Related bills
- S. 1404 (119th) Combating Organized Retail Crime ActIdentical bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.