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Bill · 119th Congress

H.R. 1869

Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act of 2026

Passed HouseIntroduced Mar 5, 2025Topic: Crime and Law Enforcement →
  1. 01 Introduced
  2. 02 Committee
  3. 03 Passed House
  4. 04 Passed Senate
  5. 05 To President
  6. 06 Law

Latest action · Sep 14, 2026
Received in the Senate.

What this bill does

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. 

Congressional Research Service · Introduced in House · Mar 5, 2025

How Congress voted

No recorded votes yet. Many bills pass by voice vote or unanimous consent, where no one's individual vote is written down.

Timeline

  1. Sep 14, 2026Received in the Senate.
  2. Aug 31, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Aug 31, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5273-5274)
  4. Aug 31, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
  5. Aug 31, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1869.
  6. Aug 31, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5273-5275)
  7. Aug 31, 2026Mr. Schmidt moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  8. Aug 27, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 683.
  9. Aug 27, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-782.
  10. Jun 3, 2026Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0.
  11. Jun 3, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  12. Mar 5, 2025Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  13. Mar 5, 2025Introduced in House

Cosponsors

44 members

Details

Cost estimates · Congressional Budget Office

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Subject tags · 8

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