United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 2 R · 1 D cosponsors

HR 568 — Auto Theft Prevention Act

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 20, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 36% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (2 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

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In plain language

HR 568 seeks to address issues related to judicial processes.

This bill was recently introduced in the House and is currently under review by the House Judiciary Committee. Its aim is to reform certain judicial processes.

Summary

Auto Theft Prevention ActThis 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.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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Compared against current U.S. Code AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.

The bill establishes a new grant program to combat auto theft and modifies existing authorized uses of the COPS grant program funds.

  • 34 U.S.C. 10381(b)

    (23) to combat auto thefts and stolen automobile trafficking by purchasing equipment, hiring law enforcement officers and support staff, covering overtime and officer compensation costs, expanding access to training initiatives, funding joint task forces, and funding law enforcement data collection and research activities related to auto thefts;

    This adds a new authorized use for COPS grant program funds specifically targeting auto theft and stolen vehicle trafficking.

  • 34 U.S.C. 10381(b)

    (24) → (25)

    This updates the numbering of existing paragraph (24) to (25) to accommodate the new paragraph (23).

  • 34 U.S.C. 10381(b)

    (23) → (24)

    This updates the numbering of existing paragraph (23) to (24) due to the addition of the new authorized use.

  • 34 U.S.C. 10381(b)

    (22) → (23)

    This adjusts the numbering of existing paragraphs to accommodate the new addition.

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 544 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (544)

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 568 do?
Auto Theft Prevention ActThis 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.
Who sponsors HR 568?
HR 568 is sponsored by Sherrill, Mikie (Democratic), Bacon, Don (Republican), and Fitzpatrick, Brian K. (Republican).
What is the current status of HR 568?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 20, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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