S. 2677 Congress 119 session
A bill to expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade.
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 United States and has been provided to, shared with, or obtained by CBP.
Status
- Introduced
- Committee
- Floor vote
- Passed
- Enacted
Passed one chamber — last recorded action August 10, 2026
Held at the desk.
Passage likelihood
34% Comparable to other bills at this stage
This is an estimate, not a guarantee. It is computed from the signals listed below and nothing else. It does not account for leadership priorities, floor scheduling, or negotiations that are not in the public record.
What the estimate is based on
- Historical base rate About 4% of introduced federal bills are enacted.
- Current stage Passed one chamber.
- Cosponsors 1 cosponsor.
State-level impact
State-level impact data is not available for this bill. The source text does not contain a per-state funding formula or scored breakdown, so no figures are shown.
Official actions
- Held at the desk.
- Received in the House.
- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S4551)
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4551)
- Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Introduced in Senate