S.5529

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

Introduced·9/24/26

Prefiled

Introduced9/24/26

Chamber Passed

Final Passage

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Introduced

S. 5529

Introduced in Senate · October 2, 2026

September 24, 2026

Mr. Tillis (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. Schiff) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Deterring Extraterritorial Foreign Exploitation of Networks Damaging Intellectual Property Act” or the “DEFEND IP Act”.

S5529 U.S. Senate: DEFEND IP Act Deterring Extraterritorial…