S. 5529 119th Congress Senate

DEFEND IP Act

Introduced: September 24, 2026 Introduced by: Thom Tillis Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Sep 24, 2026

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Lobbying activity 8

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

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)
DISNEY WORLDWIDE SERVICES, INC.
for DISNEY WORLDWIDE SERVICES INC · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSN
for UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSN · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION (AIPLA)
for AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION (AIPLA) · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
KELSAY STRATEGIES LLC
for COMPUTER & COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
8 filings
SENATE
8 filings
White House Office
4 filings
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
2 filings
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
2 filings
Natl Economic Council (NEC)
2 filings
Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)
2 filings
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2 filings

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Cosponsors 3