DEFEND IP Act has not moved since its introduction on Sep 24, 2026, with cosponsors from both parties
IntroducedSep 24, 2026
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What it changes · CRS summary
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Context
- Committees
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Policy area
- Commerce: 44 of 2,416 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.8%)
- Sponsor
- 5 of 198 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in senate · 3,669 words
- Latest action
- Sep 24, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 119th H.R. 10575 Deterring Extraterritorial Foreign Exploitation of Networks Damaging Intellectual Property (DEFEND IP) Act of 2026 D · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]