{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://titus.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5905", "Retail crime bill sponsored by Nevada legislator moves through Congress", "2026-05-18", "2026", "2026-05", "Democrat", "House", "NV", "Dina Titus", "T000468", "titus.house.gov", "titus", "https://titus.house.gov/news/", "scraper", "LAS VEGAS (KLAS) \u2014 A bill to crack down on retail crime, sponsored by Nevada Democratic Congresswoman Dina Titus, has cleared its first hurdle on the way to becoming law.\n\nThe Combating Organized Retail Crime Act, also known as CORCA, recently passed through the House of Representatives.\n\nProponents called the bipartisan bill a step forward for business owners and shoppers in Nevada, as said during a news conference at Boulevard Mall on Monday.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m very pleased that this is moving forward, \u201d Titus said.\n\nCORCA, which was first introduced in 2023, would expand federal enforcement of organized theft in here in Las Vegas and across the country.\n\nRetail crime cost Nevada businesses approximately $466 billion in 2021, according to the Nevada Organized Retail Crime Association.\n\nCORCA would establish a national response to this retail theft, which targets retail stores and cargo shipments on trucks and trains, experts said.\n\n\u201cThis type of illegal activity impacts the entire community,\u201d said Sou Ngo, owner of local business Brew Tea Bar.\n\nNgo joined other business owners, along with representatives from state organizations, to speak on the proposal\u2019s importance in Southern Nevada.\n\n\u201cThis type of crime impacts all businesses, but for a small business such as ours, it can make or break us. And this type of illegal activity impacts the entire community,\u201d Ngo said.\n\nThe bill would also target money laundering through gift cards, which is common among crime syndicates in Nevada, according to law enforcement.\n\nIn addition, CORCA would give local police departments more tools to combat crime as it happens.\n\nIt would also close the gap between city, state, and federal operations, Titus said.\n\n\u201cCORCA responds to the limitations at the state level for going after these criminals,\u201d Titus said. \u201cBecause it is often inter-state, the nature of these crimes.\u201d\n\nThe bill now heads to the Senate for consideration. If it passes through, it would then move to President Donald Trump\u2019s desk to be signed into law.", 1, "2026-06-18T06:41:00Z", "2026-06-18T06:43:25Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://titus.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5905"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9306962601840496, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}