The Department of Homeland Security would create a center to coordinate law enforcement activities related to organized theft of cargo and transport of counterfeit or stolen goods under H.R. 2853, which would also expand criminal penalties and forfeitures for transporting or selling those goods.
The bill would task the center with creating a secure information sharing system for criminal threats to supply chains, tracking trends, assisting investigations, and establishing relationships with retailers and state and local enforcement bodies.
The measure aims to crack down on organized retail crime, including a surge of cargo theft losses reported during 2025, which ...