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    <item congress="117" measure-type="hr" measure-number="7499" measure-id="id117hr7499" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2022-04-14" update-date="2023-08-10">
        <title>Improving Federal Investigations of Organized Retail Crime Act of 2022</title>
        <summary summary-id="id117hr7499v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2023-08-10">
            <action-date>2022-04-14</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
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     <p><b>Improving Federal Investigations of Organized Retail Crime Act of </b><b>2022</b></p> <p>This bill requires various federal agencies to develop a strategy to improve coordination with state and local law enforcement entities to address organized retail crime.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Postal Service, and other relevant agencies to </p> <ul type="disc"> <li>improve federal information sharing about organized retail crime networks,</li> <li>assist state and local law enforcement in compiling materials and evidence needed to prosecute organized retail crime, and </li> <li>increase cooperation and information sharing with the retail industry and retail crime task forces. </li> </ul> <p>The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to report on private sector and law enforcement collaboration to deter and investigate organized retail crime.</p>
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