[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8585 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8585

  To establish a National Auto Theft Bureau within the Department of 
                                Justice.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 31, 2024

    Mr. Gottheimer (for himself and Mr. D'Esposito) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To establish a National Auto Theft Bureau within the Department of 
                                Justice.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Combatting Auto Robbery at the 
Source Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL AUTO THEFT BUREAU.

    (a) Establishment.--The Attorney General shall establish within the 
Department of Justice a National Auto Theft Bureau.
    (b) Duties.-- The Bureau shall:
            (1) Act as a national repository for information related to 
        auto theft, including by facilitating real time information 
        sharing agreements between Federal, State, and local law 
        enforcement agencies across the country who are combatting auto 
        thefts.
            (2) Provide training, resources, and recommendations to 
        private industry, the public, and law enforcement agencies on 
        how to combat auto theft.
            (3) Establish a pilot program to provide to State and local 
        law enforcement agencies to facilitate information collection, 
        information sharing, and implementation of best practices 
        related to auto theft.
    (c) Pilot Program Authorization of Appropriations.-- There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General to carry out the 
pilot program under subsection (b)(3) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.
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