WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the following news release:
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) are applauding the Senate's 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' packing and shipping information with key intellectual property (IP) rights holders, e-commerce platforms and transportation carriers.
"Counterfeit goods harm American businesses, threaten our nation's economy and put consumers at serious risk. By increasing communication between Customs and Border Protection, IP righ...