What This Bill Does · Plain English
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This bill expands the authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to provide information to certain persons (e.g., trademark or copyright owners) regarding suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade. Under current law, if CBP suspects that merchandise is being imported in violation of certain trademark and copyright laws, it may request assistance from specified persons when determining whether the merchandise is imported in violation of these laws. To permit the party to conduct examination and testing, CBP must provide them with specified information that appears on the merchandise and its packaging and labels. This bill (1) expands the definition of person to allow CBP to request assistance from any other appropriate party with an interest in the imported merchandise, and (2) expands the scope of information that CBP is authorized to share with others to include information on and images of packing materials and shipping containers. The bill allows CBP to request this assistance if it has a reasonable suspicion (currently, suspects) that the merchandise being imported is in violation of certain trademark and copyright laws. Additionally, CBP may provide a person with nonpublic information about the imported merchandise that was generated by an online marketplace or similar market platform, express consignment operator, freight forwarder, or any other entity that plays a role in the sale, importation, or facilitation of the merchandise into the
Action Timeline
2026-08-10
Held at the desk.
2026-08-10
Received in the House.
2026-08-10
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2026-08-07
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
2026-08-07
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
2026-08-07
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
2026-08-07
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S4551)
2026-08-07
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4551)
2025-08-01
Introduced in Senate
2025-08-01
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Frequently Asked Questions
Did S.2677 pass?
S.2677 is still alive. Current stage: PASSED_ONE. Pass likelihood: pending.
What does S.2677 do?
This bill expands the authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to provide information to certain persons (e.g., trademark or copyright owners) regarding suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade. Under current law, if CBP suspects that merchandise is being imported in violation of certain trademark and copyright laws, it may request assistance from specified persons when determining whether the merchandise is imported in violation of these laws. To permit the party to conduct examination and testing, CBP must provide them with specified information that appears…
Who sponsored S.2677?
S.2677 was sponsored by Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa).
Full Bill Text
119 S2677 IS: To expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade. U.S. Senate 2025-08-01 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. II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2677 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. 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. .
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