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S. 3577 · 119th CongressCrime and Law Enforcement

Auto Theft Prevention Act has not moved since its introduction on Dec 18, 2025, with cosponsors split almost evenly between the parties

Sponsored by Coons, Christopher A. D-DE · 2 cosponsors: 1 Democrat, 1 Republican
IntroducedDec 18, 2025
Reported—
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
Law—
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
Senate Judiciary Committee
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement: 118 of 4,553 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.6%)
Sponsor
4 of 306 bills enacted since 2013
Text versions
1: introduced in senate · 983 words
Latest action
Dec 18, 2025: Read twice and referred to the 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]