Status: Pending — Passed House 348-60 on May 12, 2026; awaiting Senate consideration as of May 2026
Bill Number: H.R. 2853 (119th Congress, 2025-2026); companion S. 1404
Jurisdiction: United States (Federal)
Category: Retail Crime, Cargo Theft, Federal Coordination
Industries: Retail, Logistics and Distribution, Commercial Real Estate
Enacted Date: N/A — Pending Senate floor action
Effective Date: TBD upon enactment
Summary: The Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025 (H.R. 2853) establishes the Organized Retail and Supply Chain Crime Coordination Center within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HSI). The Center would serve as the federal hub for investigations spanning state lines, coordinating intelligence sharing among federal, state, and local law enforcement and private-sector retail and logistics partners. The bill widens prosecutable conduct by permitting aggregation of stolen-goods value across any 12-month period, with a $5,000 aggregate threshold triggering federal jurisdiction. New criminal penalties target laundering ORC proceeds through prepaid cards, gift cards, online marketplaces, and storefront fences. The House passed the bill 348-60 on May 12, 2026, with broad bipartisan support and endorsements from the National Retail Federation, Retail Industry Leaders Association, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The Senate companion (S. 1404) is pending committee action.
Requirements: Creation of ICE-HSI Organized Retail and Supply Chain Crime Coordination Center; federal prosecutorial authority over aggregated retail and cargo theft above $5,000 in any 12-month period; new criminal penalties for laundering ORC proceeds, including through gift cards and prepaid instruments; required information sharing protocols between the Center and state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement; annual report to Congress on ORC trends, prosecutions, and resource needs.
Funding: Authorizes appropriations to ICE-HSI for the Coordination Center and inter-agency operations; supports federal-state-private partnership grants for ORC investigations. Specific dollar levels to be set through annual DHS appropriations.
Affected Entities: Retailers (large national chains, regional chains, and independents); third-party logistics, parcel carriers, and warehouse operators; online marketplaces; state and local prosecutors and law enforcement; private security and loss prevention teams.
IntelliSee Relevance: High — H.R. 2853 raises the federal stakes for documented, defensible incident evidence. Retail and logistics operators will face heightened expectations to detect, capture, and share organized retail crime activity in a way that supports the Coordination Center's case-building and aggregation thresholds. IntelliSee's behavior detection, loitering detection, and weapon detection overlays generate time-stamped, audit-ready event records on existing camera infrastructure — exactly the kind of evidence federal investigators need to demonstrate organized patterns across stores and across the 12-month aggregation window the bill defines.