S. 2677 Passed the Senate Foreign Trade and International Finance

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

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Introduced August 1, 2025 Cosponsors 1 (1 D) Latest action August 10, 2026

Summary

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. Aug 10, 2026 Held at the desk.
  2. Aug 10, 2026 Received in the House.
  3. Aug 10, 2026 Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  4. Aug 7, 2026 Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S4551)
  5. Aug 7, 2026 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  6. Aug 7, 2026 Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4551)
  7. Aug 7, 2026 Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  8. Aug 1, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  9. Aug 1, 2025 Introduced in Senate

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