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H.R. 1869

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Summary

H.R. 1869, the Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Mar 5, 2025 by Rep. Ashley Hinson (R) with 44 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Aug 31, 2026: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Record

Text

H.R. 1869 has 44 co-sponsors.

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                                                                                                                       Union Calendar No. 683
                                                                      119TH CONGRESS
                                                                         2D SESSION
                                                                                                           H. R. 1869
                                                                                                             [Report No. 119–782]
                                                                       To strengthen the Department of Justice’s enforcement against trade-related
                                                                                                        crimes.
                                                                                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                                                    MARCH 5, 2025
                                                                      Mrs. HINSON (for herself, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr.
                                                                          WITTMAN, Mr. IVEY, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. LIEU, Mr. KILEY of California,
                                                                          Ms. DELAURO, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Ms. ROSS, Mr. FINSTAD, Ms.
                                                                          STEVENS, Mr. CISCOMANI, Mr. CORREA, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr.
                                                                          CARSON, Mr. CLINE, Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina, Mr. RULLI, Mr.
                                                                          MOULTON, Mr. NUNN of Iowa, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. GIMENEZ, Ms. CASTOR
                                                                          of Florida, Mr. MORAN, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Ms. LEE of
                                                                          Nevada, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. DELUZIO, Mr. TORRES of
                                                                          New York, and Ms. TOKUDA) introduced the following bill; which was re-
                                                                          ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary
                                                                                                   AUGUST 27, 2026
                                                                      Additional sponsors: Mr. BISHOP, Mr. MRVAN, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. TIMMONS,
                                                                          Ms. BUDZINSKI, Mr. CONAWAY, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. VINDMAN, Mr.
                                                                          STANTON, Mr. NEHLS, and Mr. RILEY of New York
                                                                                                    AUGUST 27, 2026
                                                                          Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
                                                                                House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
                                                                                   [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
                                                                                  [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 5, 2025]
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                                                                                                                A BILL
                                                                            To strengthen the Department of Justice’s enforcement
                                                                                         against trade-related crimes.
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                                                                        1  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
                                                                        2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
                                                                        3     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
                                                                        4  This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting American
                                                                        5 Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act
                                                                        6 of 2026’’.
                                                                        7     SEC. 2. TRADE-RELATED CRIMES DEFINED.
                                                                        8  In this Act, the term ‘‘trade-related crimes’’ shall be
                                                                        9 defined as violations of law that are implicated by criminal
                                                                      10 activities in furtherance of the evasion of duties, tariffs, and
                                                                      11 other import- and export-related fees, import and export re-
                                                                      12 strictions, or requirements imposed by the Tariff Act of
                                                                      13 1930, the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, the Trade Act of
                                                                      14 1974, or the Countering America’s Adversaries Through
                                                                      15 Sanctions Act, as well as all other laws and regulations
                                                                      16 involving criminal activities relating to United States im-
                                                                      17 ports and exports, trade-based money laundering, and
                                                                      18 smuggling.
                                                                      19      SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW STRUCTURE TO PROS-
                                                                      20  ECUTE INTERNATIONAL TRADE CRIMES.
                                                                      21  (a) IN GENERAL.—A task force, named program, or
                                                                      22 other similar structure to investigate and prosecute trade-
                                                                      23 related crimes, with particular emphasis on violations of
                                                                      24 the statutes enumerated in section 4(a)(2), shall be estab-
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                                                                      25 lished within the Criminal Division of the Department of
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                                                                        1 Justice not later than 120 days after the date on which ap-
                                                                        2 propriations are made available to carry out this Act, and
                                                                        3 coordinated by a supervisory criminal trial attorney se-
                                                                        4 lected by the Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal
                                                                        5 Division or other official designated by the Attorney Gen-
                                                                        6 eral.
                                                                        7  (b) IMPLEMENTATION.—To support this effort, the At-
                                                                        8 torney General shall—
                                                                        9  (1) create within the Criminal Division of the
                                                                      10  Department of Justice new positions for criminal
                                                                      11  trial attorneys and associated support personnel re-
                                                                      12  sponsible for leading and coordinating trade-related
                                                                      13  crime investigations and cases, including those that
                                                                      14  may significantly impact more than one district;
                                                                      15  (2) ensure that experienced and technically
                                                                      16  qualified criminal prosecutors support the effort; and
                                                                      17  (3) promote and ensure effective interaction with
                                                                      18  law enforcement, industry representatives, and the
                                                                      19  public in matters relating to trade-related crimes.
                                                                      20      SEC. 4. DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF NEW TRADE CRIMES
                                                                      21  STRUCTURE.
                                                                      22  (a) IN GENERAL.—Through the efforts of the task force,
                                                                      23 named program, or other structure identified in section
                                                                      24 3(a), the Attorney General shall accomplish each of the fol-
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                                                                      25 lowing:
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                                                                        1  (1) Increase the capabilities and capacity of the
                                                                        2  Criminal Division of the Department of Justice to
                                                                        3  prosecute trade-related crimes.
                                                                        4  (2) Increase the number of trade-related crimes
                                                                        5  being investigated and prosecuted, including pursuant
                                                                        6  to health, safety, financial, and economic trade-re-
                                                                        7  lated crimes, including—
                                                                        8  (A) section 305 of title 13, United States
                                                                        9  Code;
                                                                      10  (B) section 15 or 16 of the Toxic Substances
                                                                      11  Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2614 or 2615);
                                                                      12  (C) section 371 of title 18, United States
                                                                      13  Code;
                                                                      14  (D) section 541 of title 18, United States
                                                                      15  Code;
                                                                      16  (E) section 542 of title 18, United States
                                                                      17  Code;
                                                                      18  (F) section 543 of title 18, United States
                                                                      19  Code;
                                                                      20  (G) section 545 of title 18, United States
                                                                      21  Code;
                                                                      22  (H) section 546 of title 18, United States
                                                                      23  Code;
                                                                      24  (I) section 554 of title 18, United States
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                                                                      25  Code;
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                                                                        1  (J) section 1001 of title 18, United States
                                                                        2  Code;
                                                                        3  (K) section 1341 of title 18, United States
                                                                        4  Code;
                                                                        5  (L) section 1343 of title 18, United States
                                                                        6  Code;
                                                                        7  (M) section 1349 of title 18, United States
                                                                        8  Code;
                                                                        9  (N) section 1589 of title 18, United States
                                                                      10  Code;
                                                                      11  (O) section 1956 of title 18, United States
                                                                      12  Code;
                                                                      13  (P) section 1957 of title 18, United States
                                                                      14  Code;
                                                                      15  (Q) section 2320 of title 18, United States
                                                                      16  Code; and
                                                                      17  (R) section 301 of the Federal Food, Drug,
                                                                      18  and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 331).
                                                                      19  For the purposes of this Act, this list does not include
                                                                      20  violations of national security-related laws and regu-
                                                                      21  lations, including the Arms Export Control Act (22
                                                                      22  U.S.C. 2771 et seq.), International Emergency Eco-
                                                                      23  nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Export
                                                                      24  Control and Reform Act (50 U.S.C. 4801 et seq.), and
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                                                                      25  the Trading with the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. 4305(b)).
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                                                                        1  (3) Participate in basic and advanced training
                                                                        2  events with Homeland Security Investigations, U.S.
                                                                        3  Customs and Border Protection, and other Federal
                                                                        4  agencies and provide technical assistance, where ap-
                                                                        5  propriate, to Homeland Security Investigations, U.S.
                                                                        6  Customs and Border Protection, and other Federal
                                                                        7  agencies with respect to the investigation and prosecu-
                                                                        8  tion of trade-related crimes.
                                                                        9  (4) Develop multi-jurisdictional responses and
                                                                      10  partnerships with respect to trade-related crimes
                                                                      11  through informational, administrative, and techno-
                                                                      12  logical support to other Federal agencies and agencies
                                                                      13  of countries that are trading partners of the United
                                                                      14  States, as a means for such agencies to acquire the
                                                                      15  necessary knowledge, personnel, and specialized equip-
                                                                      16  ment to investigate and prosecute trade-related
                                                                      17  crimes.
                                                                      18  (5) Participate in nationally coordinated inves-
                                                                      19  tigations in any case in which the Attorney General
                                                                      20  determines such participation to be necessary, as per-
                                                                      21  mitted by the available resources of the Department of
                                                                      22  Justice.
                                                                      23  (6) Ensure that all components that enforce laws
                                                                      24  against trade-related crimes regularly consult with
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                                                                        1  (b) ABSENCE OF EXCLUSION OF PURSUING OTHER
                                                                        2 REMEDIES.—Litigation by the Criminal Division of the
                                                                        3 Department of Justice shall not preclude additional crimi-
                                                                        4 nal prosecution or civil action against trade-related viola-
                                                                        5 tions. Nothing in this Act shall prevent the Criminal Divi-
                                                                        6 sion, Civil Division, and other Department of Justice com-
                                                                        7 ponents from pursuing enforcement action where appro-
                                                                        8 priate.
                                                                        9     SEC. 5. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.
                                                                      10  The Attorney General, in consultation with the Sec-
                                                                      11 retary of Homeland Security, shall submit to the Committee
                                                                      12 on the Judiciary, Committee on Ways and Means, and
                                                                      13 Committee on Financial Services of the House of Represent-
                                                                      14 atives, and the Committee on the Judiciary and Committee
                                                                      15 on Finance of the Senate a report on the work of the De-
                                                                      16 partment of Justice with respect to investigation and en-
                                                                      17 forcement of trade-related crimes. Specifically, the report
                                                                      18 shall—
                                                                      19  (1) be submitted not later than one year after the
                                                                      20  date of the enactment of this Act, and annually there-
                                                                      21  after, not later than February 1 of each year that be-
                                                                      22  gins after the submission of the first report;
                                                                      23  (2) include annual statistics on the volume of
                                                                      24  publicly charged trade-related crimes and indict-
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                                                                        1  (3) include a summary on how the funds appro-
                                                                        2  priated for trade-related crimes were utilized in the
                                                                        3  prior reporting period, including staff and operating
                                                                        4  expenses; and
                                                                        5  (4) provide an estimate of any additional fund-
                                                                        6  ing needed to combat trade-related crimes.
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                     Union Calendar No. 683
119TH CONGRESS
   2D SESSION       H. R. 1869
              [Report No. 119–782]
                                                                                          H1869
                  A BILL
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    To strengthen the Department of Justice’s
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Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-03-05
  2. Passed House2026-08-31
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Mar 5, 2025

hb1869/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (03/05/2025)

Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act of 2025

This bill requires the Department of Justice to establish a task force, program, or other similar structure within its Criminal Division to investigate and prosecute trade-related crimes.

Sponsors

Rep. Ashley Hinson (R) sponsors H.R. 1869, and 44 members have co-sponsored it, 33 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 1869 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
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Actions

H.R. 1869 has taken 14 actions since Mar 5, 2025, the latest on Aug 31, 2026.

ChamberAction
Aug 31, 202617:14
House
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Aug 31, 202617:14
House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Aug 31, 202617:14
House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5273-5274)
Aug 31, 202617:14
—
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Aug 31, 202617:01
House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1869.

Votes

H.R. 1869 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 1869, as Cross-Congress related bill.

Titles

H.R. 1869 goes by 6 titles, 3 of them short titles.

  • Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • To strengthen the Department of Justice’s enforcement against trade-related crimes. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act of 2026 — Display Title
  • Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To strengthen the Department of Justice's enforcement against trade-related crimes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

5 clients hired 5 firms and 16 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1869 in 15 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Trade (domestic/foreign), Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Budget/Appropriations, Energy/Nuclear, Environment/Superfund, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Government Issues, Manufacturing.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN FOUNDRY SOCIETYAFS is the leading trade association for the metalcasting industry in the US.Illinois16$180K
AFL-CIO—District of Columbia15—
AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE—District of Columbia12—
AMERICAN MEDICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATIONAn alliance of domestic Personal Protective I Equipment (PPE) manufacturersVirginia11$20K
TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL U.S. (A PROJECT OF THE FUND FOR CONSTITUTIONAL GOVT)nonprofit organizationDistrict of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
POTOMAC GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, LLC16$180K
AFL-CIO15—
AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE12—
GOLDSTEIN POLICY SOLUTIONS LLC11$20K
TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL U.S. (A PROJECT OF THE FUND FOR CONSTITUTIONAL GOVT)11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
STEPHANIE SALMON116
GREG JEFFERSON115
GUERINO CALEMINE115
JOHNIE ENDER PALMER115
LEE GOLDBERG115
LETICIA DELGADO115
RAYMOND LEIBFRIED115
RILEY OHLSON115
CHARITY WILSON114
BRETT SMITH112
CHASE CLANAHAN112
KEVIN DEMPSEY112
CHARLOTTE DODGE111
GARY KALMAN111
LON GOLDSTEIN111
SCOTT GREYTAK111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AFL-CIOAFL-CIO2025 second_quarter$1M2nd Quarter - Report
AFL-CIOAFL-CIO2025 third_quarter$860K3rd Quarter - Report
AFL-CIOAFL-CIO2026 second_quarter$760K2nd Quarter - Report
AFL-CIOAFL-CIO2025 fourth_quarter$760K4th Quarter - Report
AFL-CIOAFL-CIO2025 first_quarter$760K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTEAMERICAN IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE2025 first_quarter$200K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTEAMERICAN IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE2025 second_quarter$140K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FOUNDRY SOCIETYPOTOMAC GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, LLC2026 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FOUNDRY SOCIETYPOTOMAC GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, LLC2026 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FOUNDRY SOCIETYPOTOMAC GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, LLC2025 fourth_quarter$30K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FOUNDRY SOCIETYPOTOMAC GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, LLC2025 third_quarter$30K3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FOUNDRY SOCIETYPOTOMAC GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, LLC2025 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FOUNDRY SOCIETYPOTOMAC GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, LLC2025 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report
TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL U.S. (A PROJECT OF THE FUND FOR CONSTITUTIONAL GOVT)TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL U.S. (A PROJECT OF THE FUND FOR CONSTITUTIONAL GOVT)2025 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN MEDICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATIONGOLDSTEIN POLICY SOLUTIONS LLC2025 first_quarter$20K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1869 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 8 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1869’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

hr1869/policy-areas.txt
Crime and Law EnforcementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 1869 carries 8 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Congressional oversight to Smuggling and trafficking.

hr1869/subjects.txt
Congressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCustoms enforcementDepartment of JusticeExecutive agency funding and structureFraud offenses and financial crimesLaw enforcement administration and fundingSmuggling and trafficking

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 1869, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 5, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. HINSON:H.R. 1869.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18.[Page H1010]

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