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S 1159 117th Congress Senate Foreign Trade and International Finance Customs enforcement Intellectual property

A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to enhance the authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to share information with respect to merchandise suspected of violating intellectual property…

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A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to enhance the authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to share information with respect to merchandise suspected of violating intellectual property rights with rights holders and other interested parties.

Introduced: April 15, 2021 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 15, 2021
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This bill authorizes U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to request assistance from any appropriate party with an interest in imported merchandise when determining whether the merchandise is imported in violation of certain trademark and copyright laws. To permit the party to conduct examination and testing, CBP must provide them with specified information that appears on the merchandise, including its packaging and packing materials (including labels).

What's happening now April 15, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1159: A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to enhance the authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to share information with respect to merchandise suspected of violating intellectual property rights with rights holders and other interested parties.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1159/
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"S. 1159: A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to enhance the authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to share information with respect to merchandise suspected of violating intellectual property rights with rights holders and other interested parties.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1159/.
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S. 1159, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1159/.
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[S. 1159: A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to enhance the authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to share information with respect to merchandise suspected of violating intellectual property rights with rights holders and other interested parties.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1159/)
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