Bipartisan bills have been introduced in both chambers of the US Congress that seek to curb imports of counterfeit and pirated goods by extending the powers of Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
The House and Senate bills – which are substantially similar in wording – change how CBP can share the packing and shipping information of suspected counterfeit products with intellectual property rights holders, transportation carriers, and e-commerce platforms.
The House version was introduced by Reps Blake Moore (R-UT) and Brad Schneider (D-IL), while the companion Senate text came from Sens Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH).
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