{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/senate-unanimously-passes-grassley-hassan-bill-to-combat-counterfeit-imports", "Senate Unanimously Passes Grassley-Hassan Bill to Combat Counterfeit Imports", "2026-08-10", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "IA", "Chuck Grassley", "G000386", "www.grassley.senate.gov", "grassley", "https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases", "scraper", "BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA \u2013 U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) are applauding the Senate\u2019s unanimous passage of their legislation to detect and intercept counterfeit imports. The bipartisan bill would authorize U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to share suspected counterfeit goods\u2019 packing and shipping information with key intellectual property (IP) rights holders, e-commerce platforms and transportation carriers.\n\n\u201cCounterfeit goods harm American businesses, threaten our nation\u2019s economy and put consumers at serious risk. By increasing communication between Customs and Border Protection, IP rights holders and commerce professionals, this bipartisan bill will effectively crack down on dangerous counterfeit products and prevent them from reaching our shores,\u201d Grassley said. \u201cI\u2019m pleased the Senate has passed this important bill and look forward to its advancement in the U.S. House of Representatives.\u201d\n\n\u201cCounterfeit products brought over our borders hurt American small businesses and can put people\u2019s safety at risk,\u201d Hassan said. \u201cThis bipartisan bill will give law enforcement and businesses better tools to work together and intercept counterfeit products before they reach our communities. I\u2019m glad to see it pass the Senate, and I urge my colleagues in the House to take up and pass this bill.\u201d\n\nThe Grassley-Hassan bill is supported by the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, the Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies, the American Apparel & Footwear Association, the Automotive Anti-Counterfeiting Council, the Baby Safety Alliance, the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition, the International Trademark Association, the Partnership for Safe Medicines, the Pharmaceutical Security Institute and the Transnational Alliance to Combat Illicit Trade.\n\n\u201cU.S. Customs and Border Protection is our first line of defense against counterfeit goods, but they can\u2019t do that job alone. This legislation ensures their ability to work collaboratively with responsible stakeholders throughout the supply chain to protect American consumers, manufacturers, and retailers,\u201d said Bob Barchiesi, President of the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition. \u201cWe applaud Senator Grassley and Senator Hassan for their leadership on this issue and look forward to working with our colleagues at CBP to put these new tools into action.\u201d\n\nDownload bill text HERE.", 1, "2026-08-11T05:54:29Z", "2026-08-11T05:56:25Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/senate-unanimously-passes-grassley-hassan-bill-to-combat-counterfeit-imports"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.723411027342081, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}