LOOTER Act of 2025

119 HR 3600 IH: Law On Offender Transgressions during Emergencies and Recovery Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-05-23 text/xml EN 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. .