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Senate Bill 2677
119th Congress(2025-2026)
A bill to expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade.
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Introduced in Senate on Aug 1, 2025
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S. 2677 (Introduced-in-Senate)


119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2677


To expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

August 1, 2025

Mr. Grassley (for himself and Ms. Hassan) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

A BILL

To expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade.

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

SECTION 1. Sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights.

Section 628A of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1628a) is amended—

(1) in subsection (a)—

(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “suspects” and inserting “has a reasonable suspicion”;

(B) in paragraph (1)—

(i) by inserting “, packing materials, shipping containers,” after “its packaging” each place it appears; and

(ii) by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon;

(C) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting “; and”; and

(D) by adding at the end the following:

“(3) may provide to the person nonpublic information about the merchandise that was—

“(A) generated by an online marketplace or other similar market platform, an express consignment operator, a freight forwarder, or any other entity that plays a role in the sale or importation of merchandise into the United States or the facilitation of such sale or importation; and

“(B) provided to, shared with, or obtained by, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.”; and

(2) in subsection (b)—

(A) in paragraph (3), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon;

(B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and

(C) by adding at the end the following:

“(5) any other party with an interest in the merchandise, as determined appropriate by the Commissioner.”.