HR10872Referred to Committee

Combatting Auto Robbery at the Source Act of 2026

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2026-10-22

Introduced

Cosponsors

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Type

Sponsor

Josh Gottheimer

Democrat · NJ · Representative

Votes with party: 90.7% (589 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (1)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY-11)Original· 2026-10-22

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-10-22

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House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2026-10-22

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10872 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10872 To establish a National Auto Theft Bureau within the Department of Justice. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 22, 2026 Mr. Gottheimer (for himself and Ms. Malliotakis) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ 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 2026''. 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 2027. <all>

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