3.0.0 6988 2026-05-27T14:12:47Z 2026-05-27T14:12:47Z House H HR 2026-01-08 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6988 [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 5 (Thursday, January 8, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PFLUGER:H.R. 6988.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H253]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred To 2026-01-08T15:02:35Z Trade Transparency Unit Strategy Act 119 3608 S 2026-01-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Identical bill CRS 2026-01-08 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2026-01-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2026-01-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000048 Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] August Pfluger R TX 11 N Foreign Trade and International Finance Foreign Trade and International Finance 2026-01-22T20:37:17Z 00 2026-01-08 Introduced in House 2026-05-27T14:12:00Z Trade Transparency Unit Strategy Act

This bill requires a strategy and report related to the expansion of trade transparency units. Trade transparency units examine trade anomalies and financial irregularities associated with trade-based money laundering, customs fraud, contraband smuggling, and tax evasion.

Specifically, the Department of Homeland Security must coordinate with the Departments of State, Commerce, and the Treasury to submit a strategy to Congress. This strategy must (1) expand information sharing between U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Homeland Security Investigations of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, appropriate elements of the Department of Commerce, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the Department of the Treasury, and appropriate counterparts of foreign customs agencies through trade transparency units; and (2) improve intra-agency, interagency, and other multilateral information sharing with respect to these units.

The Government Accountability Office must submit a report to Congress that includes an assessment of the strategy.

]]> Trade Transparency Unit Strategy Act Display Title 45 Trade Transparency Unit Strategy Act 2026-01-22T07:38:16Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Trade Transparency Unit Strategy Act 2026-01-22T07:38:15Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To require a strategy for the expanded use of Trade Transparency Units. 2026-01-22T05:33:47Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2026-01-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr6988ih/xml/BILLS-119hr6988ih.xml 2026-01-08 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.