Auto Theft Prevention Act has not moved since its introduction on Jan 20, 2025, with cosponsors, all Republicans
IntroducedJan 20, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 76 words.
Auto Theft Prevention Act This bill establishes a grant program to combat auto theft and stolen automobile trafficking. Specifically, the bill directs the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services within the Department of Justice to award grants for state and local law enforcement agencies to combat auto theft and stolen vehicle trafficking. The bill also allows funds under the Community Oriented Policing Services grant program to be used to combat auto thefts and stolen automobile trafficking.
Context
- Committees
- House Judiciary Committee
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement: 118 of 4,553 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.6%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 107 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 723 words
- Subjects
- Crimes against propertyData collection, sharing, protectionLaw enforcement administration and fundingMotor vehiclesSmuggling and traffickingState and local government operations
- Latest action
- Jan 20, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]