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H.R. 3600

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 3600, the LOOTER Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on May 23, 2025 by Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on May 23, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 3600 has 4 co-sponsors.

hb3600/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 3600 IH: Law On Offender Transgressions during Emergencies and Recovery Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-05-23
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
  I
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  H. R. 3600
  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  May 23, 2025
  Mr. Panetta  (for himself,  Mr. Bean of Florida , and  Mr. Nehls ) introduced the following bill; which
  was referred to the  Committee on the
  Judiciary
  A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the
  punishment of larceny during natural disasters.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Law On Offender Transgressions during Emergencies and Recovery Act of 2025   or as the   LOOTER Act of 2025  .
2.
Larceny during natural disasters
(a)
In general
Chapter _ of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
__.
Larceny during natural disasters
(a)
Petit larceny
Whoever, during any period where any county in a State is subject to an emergency declared pursuant to section 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5191 ), commits petit larceny in that State (as defined under the law of the State in which the offense occurred) shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
(b)
Grand larceny
Whoever, during any period where any county in a State is subject to an emergency declared pursuant to section 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5191 ), commits grand larceny in that State (as defined under the law of the State in which the offense occurred) shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
  .
(b)
Clerical amendment
The table of sections for such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following:
__. Larceny during natural disasters.
  .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-05-23
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the punishment of larceny during natural disasters.

Sponsors

Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D) sponsors H.R. 3600, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 3600 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · May 23, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3600 has taken 2 actions since May 23, 2025.

ChamberAction
May 23, 2025
House
Introduced in House
May 23, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 3600 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 3600 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • LOOTER Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • LOOTER Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Law On Offender Transgressions during Emergencies and Recovery Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the punishment of larceny during natural disasters. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 6 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3600 in 2 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Budget/Appropriations, Firearms/Guns/Ammunition, Health Issues, Housing, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIALaw enforcementCalifornia12$100K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
STEPTOE LLP12$100K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ELIZABETH GOODWIN112
JACK BUTTARAZZI112
LAURA HOWARD112
ROWAN BOST112
BRADY MCNAMARA111
DARRYL NIRENBERG111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIASTEPTOE LLP2026 second_quarter$50K2nd Quarter - Report
PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIASTEPTOE LLP2026 first_quarter$50K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3600 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3600’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

hr3600/policy-areas.txt
Crime and Law EnforcementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com