Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
DEFEND IP Act
Official title: 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.
Sponsor: Sen. Thomas Tillis R-NCWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 24, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed Senate—
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 24, 2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Adam Schiff (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 10, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.