S. 2677

Summary

S. 2677, a bill to expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade, was introduced in the Senate on Aug 1, 2025 by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It last saw action on Aug 10, 2026: Held at the desk.

Record

Text

S. 2677 has 1 co-sponsor and 1 amendment.

119 S2677 ES: To expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade.
 U.S. Senate
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 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.
 119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 2677  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES  AN ACT
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, 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 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 Senate August 7, 2026.    Secretary

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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R) sponsors S. 2677, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Chuck Grassley

Sen. · R–IA · Sponsor

Introduced Aug 1, 2025

Margaret Hassan

Sen. · D–NH · Co-sponsor

Joined Aug 1, 2025 · Original

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Committees

S. 2677 went before 1 committee: Finance.

Finance

Finance

Discharged From · Aug 7, 2026 · 902 Bills

Actions

S. 2677 has taken 11 actions since Aug 1, 2025, the latest on Aug 10, 2026.

Votes

S. 2677 has not gone to a roll call.

Amendments

1 amendment has been offered to S. 2677, the latest acted on Aug 7, 2026.

SAMDT 6767In the nature of a substitute.Aug 7, 2026 · Amendment SA 6767 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. · Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]

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Related bills

1 bill is related to S. 2677, as Identical bill.

HR 4930To expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade.Apr 28, 2026 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. · Identical bill

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Titles

S. 2677 goes by 2 titles.

• A bill to expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade. — Official Title as Introduced
• A bill to expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade. — Display Title

Lobbying

9 clients hired 8 firms and 50 registered lobbyists who named S. 2677 in 29 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Trade (domestic/foreign), Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Small Business, Environment/Superfund, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Transportation, Defense.

Clients

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Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 50.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 2677 under Foreign Trade and International Finance, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2677’s is Foreign Trade and International Finance.

Legislative Subjects

S. 2677 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Customs enforcement to Intellectual property.

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