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H.R. 10575 119th Congress House

Deterring Extraterritorial Foreign Exploitation of Networks Damaging Intellectual Property (DEFEND IP) Act of 2026

Introduced: September 24, 2026 Introduced by: Zoe Lofgren Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Sep 24, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 24, 2026
Introduced in House
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What's happening now September 24, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 12

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC
    for VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
    for VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • SIIA
    for SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION, INC.
    for MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION INC · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • NVG, LLC
    for COMCAST CORPORATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • DISNEY WORLDWIDE SERVICES, INC.
    for DISNEY WORLDWIDE SERVICES INC · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

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 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Cline, Ben
Virginia · Sep 24, 2026
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 10575: Deterring Extraterritorial Foreign Exploitation of Networks Damaging Intellectual Property (DEFEND IP) Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-10575/
MLA
"H.R. 10575: Deterring Extraterritorial Foreign Exploitation of Networks Damaging Intellectual Property (DEFEND IP) Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-10575/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 10575, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-10575/.
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[H.R. 10575: Deterring Extraterritorial Foreign Exploitation of Networks Damaging Intellectual Property (DEFEND IP) Act of 2026](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-10575/)
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