H.R. 568 119th Congress House

Auto Theft Prevention Act

Official title: To provide funding to State and local law enforcement agencies to combat auto theft and stolen automobile trafficking, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 20, 2025 See on congress.gov

Crime and Law Enforcement Crimes against propertyData collection, sharing, protectionLaw enforcement administration and fundingMotor vehicles

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Smuggling and traffickingState and local government operations

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Jan 20, 2025

Introduced in House

Jan 20, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Auto Theft Prevention Act

This 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.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 14

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON
for NATIONAL TROOPERS COALITION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON
for NATIONAL TROOPERS COALITION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON
for NATIONAL TROOPERS COALITION · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
14 filings
SENATE
14 filings
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
7 filings
Treasury, Dept of
7 filings
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
6 filings

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Cosponsors 2

Fitzpatrick, Brian K.

Pennsylvania · Mar 6, 2025

Bacon, Don

Nebraska · Jan 20, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 568: Auto Theft Prevention Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-568/

MLA

"H.R. 568: Auto Theft Prevention Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-568/.

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H.R. 568, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-568/.

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