Will support legislation to expand criminal penalties for organized retail and supply chain crime and establish a DHS center to coordinate related law enforcement activities.

Steve Womack · Arkansas · Republican

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Today, Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) voted in support of H.R. 2853, the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025. This bill would expand criminal penalties for organized retail and supply chain crime, in addition to establishing a center within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to coordinate related law enforcement activities.

Womack backed a bill expanding penalties for organized retail and supply chain crime and creating a DHS coordination center.

Womack Votes to Combat Retail and Supply Chain Theft | U.S. Congressman Steve Womack
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Evidence

The article says the House of Representatives passed the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act by a 348-60 vote and that the bill would expand federal tools, broaden money-laundering coverage, and create a dedicated crime center.

Concrete legislative movement on the exact policy area: House passage of a bill matching the promise to expand penalties and create a coordination center. This is progress but not final enactment, so it supports partial delivery rather than a completed law.

partial later_term A for effort

Walmart, Target and Home Depot push for new law to stop store closures & tackle dark networks
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The op-ed urges Congress to pass the bipartisan Combating Organized Retail Crime Act, describing it as a way to create a national coordination center for federal, state, and local law enforcement and better track freight theft.

Confirms that, in the current Congress, the same policy package remained active and unfinished in late March 2026. It reinforces that the promise was still in legislative play, but it does not prove Womack personally acted.

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From lobster to laptops, organized crime is targeting U.S. freight
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Assessments

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The available evidence shows substantial movement on the promised policy: the House passed the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act in May 2026, and the bill reportedly matched the promise by expanding federal criminal tools and creating a coordination center. But this claim is candidate-specific and framed as Womack personally supporting legislation. The evidence provided does not show that Womack wrote, sponsored, cosponsored, voted for, or otherwise materially advanced the measure. Because there is legislative progress on the exact issue but insufficient proof of Womack's own role, full delivery cannot be credited and even partial credit is weak on the current record.

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