Markup of H.R. 2853, the Combatting Organized Retail Crime Act; H.R. 6998, the Renewed Hope Act; H.R. 1958, the Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2025; H.R. 6978, the Preserving Integrity in Immigration Benefits Act; H.R. 7015, the Protecting Third Party Litigation Funding From Abuse Act; H.R. 1028, the Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act; and H. J. Res. 139, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a balanced budget for the Federal Government

Committee on the Judiciary

2141 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Text of Legislation

• H.R. 2853, the Combatting Organized Retail Crime Act Bill Text - reported favorably to the House, as amended, by voice vote [PDF] Added 01/12/2026 at 12:49 PM
• H.R. 6998, the Renewed Hope Act Bill Text - reported favorably to the House, as amended, by voice vote [PDF] Added 01/12/2026 at 12:49 PM
• H.R. 1958, the Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2025 Bill Text - reported favorably to the House, as amended, by 15-11 [PDF] Added 01/12/2026 at 12:49 PM
• H.R. 6978, the Preserving Integrity in Immigration Benefits Act Bill Text - reported favorably to the House, as amended, by 18-11 [PDF] Added 01/12/2026 at 12:49 PM
• H.R. 7015, the Protecting Third Party Litigation Funding From Abuse Act Bill Text [PDF] Added 01/12/2026 at 12:49 PM
• H.R. 1028, the Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act Bill Text [PDF] Added 01/12/2026 at 12:49 PM
• H. J. Res. 139, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a balanced budget for the Federal Government Bill Text [PDF] Added 01/12/2026 at 12:49 PM

Amendments

• Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to HR 2853, the Combatting Organized Retail Crime Act - adopted by voice vote [PDF] Added 01/12/2026 at 12:49 PM
• Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to HR 6998, the Renewed Hope Act - adopted by voice vote [PDF] Added 01/12/2026 at 12:49 PM
• Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to HR 1958, the Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2025 - adopted by voice vote [PDF] Added 01/12/2026 at 12:49 PM
• Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to HR 6978, the Preserving Integrity in Immigration Benefits Act - adopted by voice vote [PDF] Added 01/12/2026 at 12:49 PM
• Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to HR 7015, the Protecting Third Party Litigation Funding From Abuse Act [PDF] Added 01/12/2026 at 12:49 PM
• Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to HR 1028, the Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act [PDF] Added 01/12/2026 at 12:49 PM
• Amendment #1 to HR 1958 ANS offered by Ms. Jayapal of WA - ruled not germane [PDF] Added 01/13/2026 at 06:25 PM
• Amendment #2 to HR 1958 ANS offered by Ms. Jayapal of WA - failed 11-14 [PDF] Added 01/13/2026 at 06:25 PM
• Amendment #1 to HR 6978 ANS offered by Mr. Raskin of MD - failed 11-18 [PDF] Added 01/13/2026 at 06:25 PM
• Amendment #1 to HR 6998 ANS offered by Ms. Lee of FL - passed by voice vote [PDF] Added 01/13/2026 at 06:25 PM
• Amendment #1 to HR 7015 ANS offered by Mr. Massie of KY - withdrawn [PDF] Added 01/13/2026 at 06:25 PM

Support Documents

• A letter dated January 12, 2026 from the National Grocers Association to Chairman Jordan and Ranking Member Raskin regarding the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA) [PDF] Added 01/13/2026 at 06:25 PM
• An article from The Guardian titled, "DOJ attorneys resign over decision not to investigate agent in Minneapolis ICE shooting", submitted for the Record by Ms. Scanlon of PA [PDF] Added 01/13/2026 at 06:25 PM
• A statement for the record from Ms. McBath regarding the Lee amendment to HR 6998, submitted for the Record by Ms. McBath of GA [PDF] Added 01/13/2026 at 06:25 PM
• A letter dated November 18, 2025 from multiple organizations to Speaker Johnson, Majority Leader Thune, and Minority Leaders Schumer and Jeffries regarding CORCA, submitted for the Record by Mr. Knott of NC [PDF] Added 01/13/2026 at 06:25 PM
• A staff report from House Judiciary Committee Democrats titled, "One Year Later: Assessing the Public Safety Implications of President Trump's Mass Pardons of 1,600 January 6th Rioters and Insurrectionists", submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of MD [PDF] Added 01/13/2026 at 06:25 PM
• A statement for the record from Ms. Lofgren regarding HR 2853, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of MD [PDF] Added 01/13/2026 at 06:25 PM
• A list of clemencies granted under President Trump since January 20, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of MD [PDF] Added 01/13/2026 at 06:25 PM
• An article from Axios titled, "Feds bashed for "shocking" lockdown of Minneapolis ICE shooting probe", submitted for the Record by Ms. Jayapal of WA [PDF] Added 01/13/2026 at 06:25 PM
• An article from The New York Times titled, "3 Prosecutors Quit After Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim's Widow", submitted for the Record by Ms. Jayapal of WA [PDF] Added 01/13/2026 at 06:25 PM
• A letter from multiple organizations regarding the Protecting Third Party Litigation Funding From Abuse Act, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA [PDF] Added 01/13/2026 at 06:25 PM
• An article from Daily Signal titled, "Judiciary Committee Debates Bill Against Lawsuit 'Investors'", submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of MD [PDF] Added 01/13/2026 at 06:25 PM
• An X post from Gene Hamilton regarding the "Protecting Third Party Litigation Funding From Abuse Act", submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of MD [PDF] Added 01/13/2026 at 06:25 PM
• A letter dated January 12, 2026 from Alliance Defending Freedom to Speaker Johnson regarding the Protecting Third Party Litigation Funding From Abuse Act, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of MD [PDF] Added 01/13/2026 at 06:25 PM
• A statement for the record from Investors Defense Alliance regarding the "Protecting Third Party Litigation Funding From Abuse Act", submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of MD [PDF] Added 01/13/2026 at 06:25 PM
• An article from AZ Family titled, "2 Arizona men accused of stealing over $140K in Walmart theft scheme", submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ [PDF] Added 01/14/2026 at 10:38 AM
• An article from Business Insider titled, "How Professional Thieves Steal $2K From CVS in 2 Minutes", submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ [PDF] Added 01/14/2026 at 10:38 AM
• A fact sheet from ICE titled, "HSI combats child exploitation at home and abroad", submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ [PDF] Added 01/14/2026 at 10:38 AM
• An article from KOAA titled, "DHS uncovers 311 child victims of sexual exploitation in 'cold cases'", submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ [PDF] Added 01/14/2026 at 10:38 AM
• An article from Real Clear Investigations titled, "Willful Blindness: Feds Ignore Illegal Alien ID Theft Plaguing Americans as U.S. Coffers Fill", submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ [PDF] Added 01/14/2026 at 10:38 AM
• An article from The Hill titled, "Trump administration 'looking at' revoking citizenship of Somali Americans caught up in fraud scheme", submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ [PDF] Added 01/14/2026 at 10:38 AM
• An article from Washington Retail titled, "Mexican drug cartels are behind the surge in retail thefts", submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ [PDF] Added 01/14/2026 at 10:38 AM
• An article from WJLA titled, "Target expects organized retail crime to drive additional $500 million in losses", submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ [PDF] Added 01/14/2026 at 10:38 AM

Votes

• RC #1 - Vote on Motion to Table [PDF] Added 01/13/2026 at 06:25 PM
• RC #2 - Vote on Jayapal Amendment (#2) to HR 1958 ANS [PDF] Added 01/13/2026 at 06:25 PM
• RC #3 - Vote on Final Passage of HR 1958, as amended [PDF] Added 01/13/2026 at 06:25 PM
• RC #4 - Vote on Raskin Amendment (#1) to HR 6978 ANS [PDF] Added 01/13/2026 at 06:25 PM
• RC #5 - Vote on Final Passage of HR 6978, as amended [PDF] Added 01/13/2026 at 06:25 PM

First Published: January 9, 2026 at 09:25 AM
Last Updated: January 14, 2026 at 10:38 AM