[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3600 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3600

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


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                    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

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                                 A BILL


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

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 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''.

SEC. 2. LARCENY DURING NATURAL DISASTERS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter _ of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. __. 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.''.
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