United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 847 (118th)
Auto Theft Prevention Act
Introduced
6 February 2023
Last action
6 February 2023 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Mikie Sherrill, Don Bacon, Angie Craig, Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5], Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ], David Trone, Josh Harder, Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1], Glenn Ivey, Gabe Vasquez, Bill Pascrell, Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2], Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7], Timothy Kennedy, Wiley Nickel
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
9 April 2026
Summary
Auto Theft Prevention Act This bill establishes a grant program and allows other grants to be used 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. Grant funds must be used for specified purposes, including to purchase equipment, hire additional law enforcement officers, and provide resources and training. The bill also allows funds under the Community Oriented Policing Services grant program to be used to combat auto thefts and stolen automobile trafficking.
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Timeline
6 February 2023
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
6 February 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 February 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 6 February 2023 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 6 February 2023
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 6 February 2023
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 6 February 2023
Sponsors
- Mikie Sherrill · D · Sponsor
- Don Bacon · R · Sponsor
- Angie Craig · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- David Trone · D · Sponsor
- Josh Harder · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Glenn Ivey · D · Cosponsor
- Gabe Vasquez · D · Cosponsor
- Bill Pascrell · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Timothy Kennedy · D · Cosponsor
- Wiley Nickel · D · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/847
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/847
- us · 118-hr-847 · source updated 9 April 2026