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House Passes Retail Crime Act; Retailers Support, Rights Groups Alarm

8/7/2026

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The House passed the Retail Crime Act (CORCA) in May and sent it to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Senators Chuck Grassley and Dick Durbin aim to add CORCA to the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act.
Retail giants Amazon, Home Depot and the International Council of Shopping Centers back the bill despite warnings from the ACLU, NAACP and Lawyers’ Committee that it expands surveillance by letting retailers share video with DHS.

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Story summary

The House passed the Retail Crime Act (CORCA) in May and sent it to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Senators Chuck Grassley and Dick Durbin aim to add CORCA to the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act.
Retail giants Amazon, Home Depot and the International Council of Shopping Centers back the bill despite warnings from the ACLU, NAACP and Lawyers’ Committee that it expands surveillance by letting retailers share video with DHS.