3.0.0 3808 2026-07-30T11:03:21Z 2026-07-30T11:03:21Z Senate S S 2026-02-09 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3808 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2026-02-09T22:05:33Z Fighting Trade Cheats Act of 2025 119 1284 HR 2025-02-13 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Related bill CRS 2026-02-09 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2026-02-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001319 Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] Katie Britt R AL N B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2026-02-09 True T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2026-02-09 True F000479 Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] John Fetterman D PA K. 2026-02-09 True M001243 Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] David McCormick R PA H. 2026-07-29 False Foreign Trade and International Finance Foreign Trade and International Finance 2026-02-25T18:36:04Z 00 2026-02-09 Introduced in Senate 2026-02-27T15:55:15Z Fighting Trade Cheats Act of 2026

This bill increases penalties for, and establishes additional enforcement mechanisms related to, fraudulent and grossly negligent violations of U.S. customs laws.

Specifically, the bill increases the maximum civil penalty for a fraudulent violation to three times the domestic value of the merchandise. (Currently, the maximum penalty is the domestic value of the merchandise.) It prohibits a person who commits a fraudulent violation from importing merchandise into the United States for a five-year period.

Additionally, the bill increases the maximum civil penalty for a grossly negligent violation to the lesser of (1) 3 times the domestic value of the merchandise; or (2) 10 times the lawful duties, taxes, and fees. (Currently, the maximum penalty is the lesser of the domestic value of the merchandise or four times the lawful duties, taxes, and fees.) It prohibits a person who commits a grossly negligent violation from importing merchandise into the United States for a two-year period.

Further, the bill applies these importation bans to an affiliated person (e.g., a family member or employee) of the person who committed the fraudulent or grossly negligent violation.

The bill establishes a private right of action for an interested party (e.g., a manufacturer) affected by customs fraud or grossly negligent violations.

The bill prohibits any person (or an affiliated person) who commits a fraudulent or grossly negligent violation from participating in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Importer of Record program, and further requires revocation of their importer of record numbers.

]]> Fighting Trade Cheats Act of 2026 Display Title 45 Fighting Trade Cheats Act of 2026 2026-07-30T11:03:21Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Fighting Trade Cheats Act of 2026 2026-02-24T06:23:21Z Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced 6 A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to increase civil penalties for, and improve enforcement with respect to, customs fraud, and for other purposes. 2026-02-24T06:18:27Z Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2026-02-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s3808is/xml/BILLS-119s3808is.xml 2026-02-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.