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To expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade.
Summary
- Amends the Tariff Act to change the standard from "suspects" to "has a reasonable suspicion" of intellectual property violations in trade
- Expands the types of merchandise details that U.S. Customs and Border Protection can share, including images of packaging, packing materials, and containers in addition to labels
- Allows U.S. Customs and Border Protection to share nonpublic information about merchandise that was generated by online marketplaces, e-commerce platforms, express consignment operators, freight forwarders, and other entities involved in sale or importation of merchandise
- Requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection to notify intellectual property rights holders of information transmitted to them
- Expands the parties who can receive shared information to include any other party with an interest in the merchandise, as determined appropriate by the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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Sponsor (1)
6 cosponsors
Actions (13)
- Apr 28, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. · senate
- Apr 27, 2026 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
- Apr 27, 2026 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3098-3099) · house
- Apr 27, 2026 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3098-3099)
- Apr 27, 2026 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4930. · house
- Apr 27, 2026 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3098-3100) · house
- Apr 27, 2026 Mr. Moore (UT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. · house
- Dec 30, 2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 361. · house
- Dec 30, 2025 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-415. · house
- Dec 10, 2025 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0. · house
- Dec 10, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
- Aug 8, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · house
- Aug 8, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
AN ACT
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.”.
Passed the House of Representatives April 27, 2026.
Attest:
Clerk. 119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4930
AN ACT
To expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade.
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