US Congress House Bill 1173 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 25 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-03-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Organized Retail Crime Act of 2009 - Amends the federal criminal code to define "organized retail crime" as: (1) the stealing, embezzlement, obtaining by fraud, false pretenses, or other illegal means of retail merchandise in quantities that would not normally be purchased for personal use or consumption for the purpose of reselling or otherwise reentering such retail merchandise in commerce; or (2) the recruitment of persons to participate in such criminal activities.Modifies the crime of transporting and selling or receiving stolen goods to include activities involving organized retail crime and the facilitation of such crime through the operation of an online marketplace. Expands the crime of fraud involving access devices to include the use of gift cards, a Universal Product Code label, or a radio frequency identification transponder to obtain goods or services illegally.Imposes reporting and other requirements on operators of online marketplaces and high volume (at least $12,000 annually) sellers relating to the sale of goods and services suspected of being acquired through organized retail crime.Requires the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and, if appropriate, amend its guidelines for persons convicted of offenses involving organized retail crime. Provides for civil forfeiture of any property used to commit or facilitate organized retail crime.Allows a business whose goods or services were sold or used in the facilitation of organized retail crime through the operation of an online marketplace to obtain injunctive relief and compensatory damages.

Organized Retail Crime Act of 2009

Rep. Michael Arcuri [D-NY]	Rep. Steve Austria [R-OH]	Rep. Marion Berry [D-AR]	Rep. Allen Boyd [D-FL]
Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]	Rep. John Carter [R-TX]	Rep. Howard Coble [R-NC]	Rep. Artur Davis [D-AL]
Rep. Bill Delahunt [D-MA]	Rep. Brad Ellsworth [D-IN]	Rep. Tim Holden [D-PA]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]
Rep. Jim Jordan [R-OH]	Rep. Larry Kissell [D-NC]	Rep. John Kline [R-MN]	Rep. Suzanne Kosmas [D-FL]
Rep. Betsy Markey [D-CO]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. John Murtha [D-PA]	Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]
Rep. Todd Platts [R-PA]	Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]	Rep. Adam Putnam [R-FL]	Rep. Mike J. Rogers [R-MI]
Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]	Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Heath Shuler [D-NC]
Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]	Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-16		Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2009-02-25		Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1173/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr1173/BILLS-111hr1173ih.pdf