H.R. 4930

Summary

H.R. 4930, to expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade, was introduced in the House on Aug 8, 2025 by Rep. Blake Moore (R) with 6 co-sponsors. It was referred to Finance, and last saw action on Apr 28, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Record

Text

H.R. 4930 has 6 co-sponsors.

119 HR 4930 EH: To expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade.
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 119th CONGRESS  2d Session
 H. R. 4930
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade.
1.
Sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights
Section 628A of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1628a ) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)—
(A)
in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking  suspects  and inserting  has a reasonable suspicion ;
(B)
in paragraph (1)—
(i)
by inserting  , packing materials, containers,  after  its packaging  the first place it appears;
(ii)
by striking  and its packaging and labels  after  images of the merchandise  and inserting  , its packaging, packing materials, containers, and labels ; and
(iii)
by striking  ; and  and inserting a semicolon;
(C)
in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and
(D)
by adding at the end the following:
(3)
may provide to the person nonpublic information about the merchandise that was generated by an online marketplace or other similar market platform, express consignment operator, freight forwarder, or any other entity that plays a role in the sale or importation of merchandise, or the facilitation thereof, into the United States that has been provided to, shared with, or obtained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection; and
(4)
in the case of the provision of nonpublic information described in paragraph (3), shall provide to the person notification of the information transmitted, in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe.
 ; and
(2)
in subsection (b)—
(A)
in paragraph (3), by striking  ; and  and inserting a semicolon;
(B)
in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting  ; and ; and
(C)
by adding at the end the following:
(5)
any other party with an interest in the merchandise, as determined appropriate by the Commissioner.
 .
    Passed the House of Representatives April 27, 2026.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Rep. Blake Moore (R) sponsors H.R. 4930, and 6 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Blake Moore

Rep. · R–UT-1 · Sponsor

Introduced Aug 8, 2025

Bradley Schneider

Rep. · D–IL-10 · Co-sponsor

Joined Aug 8, 2025 · Original

Adrian Smith

Rep. · R–NE-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 7, 2025

Mike Carey

Rep. · R–OH-15 · Co-sponsor

Joined Dec 9, 2025

David Kustoff

Rep. · R–TN-8 · Co-sponsor

Joined Dec 9, 2025

Carol Miller

Rep. · R–WV-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Dec 9, 2025

Eugene Vindman

Rep. · D–VA-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Dec 9, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 4930 went before 2 committees: Finance and Ways and Means.

Finance

Finance

Referred To · Apr 28, 2026 · 902 Bills

Ways and Means

Ways and Means

Reported By · Dec 30, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 4930, the latest H. Rept. 119-415.

• H. Rept. 119-415 — TO EXPAND THE SHARING OF INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO SUSPECTED VIOLATIONS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN TRADE

Actions

H.R. 4930 has taken 13 actions since Aug 8, 2025, the latest on Apr 28, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 4930 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to H.R. 4930, as Identical bill.

S 2677A bill to expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade.Aug 10, 2026 · Held at the desk. · Identical bill

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Titles

H.R. 4930 goes by 3 titles.

• To expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade. — Display Title
• To expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
• To expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

10 clients hired 9 firms and 58 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4930 in 29 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 Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Trade (domestic/foreign), Defense, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Transportation, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Environment/Superfund, Science/Technology.

Clients

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Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 58.

Filings

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

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4930 under Foreign Trade and International Finance, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4930’s is Foreign Trade and International Finance.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 4930 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Customs enforcement to Intellectual property.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 4930, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 136 (Friday, August 8, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MOORE of Utah:H.R. 4930.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following.Article 1 Section 8[Page H3688]

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