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House Bill 4930
119th Congress(2025-2026)
To expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade.
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Introduced in House on Aug 8, 2025
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H. R. 4930 (Reported-in-House)

Union Calendar No. 361

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4930

[Report No. 119–415]


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


IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

August 8, 2025

Mr. Moore of Utah (for himself and Mr. Schneider) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

December 30, 2025

Additional sponsors: Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, Mr. Vindman, Mr. Carey, and Mr. Kustoff

December 30, 2025

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on August 8, 2025]


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, containers,” after “its packaging” the first place it appears;

(ii) by striking “and its packaging and labels” after “images of the merchandise” and inserting “, its packaging, packing materials, containers, and labels”; and

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

(C) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and

(D) by adding at the end the following:

“(3) may provide to the person nonpublic information about the merchandise that was generated by an online marketplace or other similar market platform, express consignment operator, freight forwarder, or any other entity that plays a role in the sale or importation of merchandise, or the facilitation thereof, into the United States that has been provided to, shared with, or obtained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection; and

“(4) in the case of the provision of nonpublic information described in paragraph (3), shall provide to the person notification of the information transmitted, in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe.”; 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.”.


Union Calendar No. 361

119th CONGRESS
     1st Session
H. R. 4930
[Report No. 119–415]

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

December 30, 2025
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed