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119th Congress

H.R. 10575

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

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor
Zoe Lofgren(D-CA)
Introduced
Sep 24, 2026
Policy area
Commerce
Committees
House Committee on the Judiciary
Official text
Introduced in House · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (1)

Original cosponsors (1)

Summary

No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.

Official title: To amend title 17, United States Code, to permit the owner or exclusive licensee of an exclusive right under that title to file a petition to designate a foreign online location as a foreign digital piracy site, and for other purposes.

Latest action(Sep 24, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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