H.R. 10872 · 119th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
Combatting Auto Robbery at the Source Act of 2026
- IntroducedOct 22, 2026 Done
- CommitteeReferred to Judiciary Current stage
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Full text
No CRS summary yet · 164 wordsH.R. 10872 · Introduced in House · Oct 22, 2026
This Act may be cited as the Combatting Auto Robbery at the Source Act of 2026 .
(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 2027.
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Actions
2 actions · newest first- Oct 22, 2026Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Oct 22, 2026Introduced in House
What members said about it
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Malliotakis, Gottheimer Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Target Car Thefts
Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) and Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) introduced the bipartisan H.R. 10872, Combatting Auto Robbery at the Source (CARS) Act to combat organized auto theft across New York, New Jersey and the…
“In recent years, we have seen an increase in car thefts across the tristate area, making New Yorkers feel less safe and negatively impacting their quality of life. License plate scanners I allocated funding for have helped identify and recover stolen vehicles. However, once these vehicles leave the city, it becomes…”