# 119-s-5529: DEFEND IP Act

119-s-5529, DEFEND IP Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-09).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5529
- Congress: 119
- Title: DEFEND IP Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-24
- Sponsor: Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-09

## Summary

**Creates a two-step court power to identify and curb access to foreign online piracy by allowing courts to label sites as "foreign digital piracy sites" and order U.S. providers to take reasonable measures to block or impede access.** This would add a new Section 502A to the Copyright Act and set a structured notice, contest, and amendment process for those orders.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Legal protections for internet providers: benefit, medium. If enacted, service providers acting in good faith to follow a court order would get broad immunity from lawsuits, even if a designated site is later found to be wrongly identified. Providers would be allowed to temporarily stop following an order when reasonably necessary for maintenance, security…
- Court power to block foreign piracy: mixed, medium. If enacted, owners or exclusive licensees of copyrighted works would be able to ask a U.S. district court to designate a foreign website as a "foreign digital piracy site." The operator may appear to contest the petition within 20 days. After designation, a rightsholder could ask the court to order…
- Which sites and providers are covered: mixed, medium. If enacted, a "foreign online location" would mean a public website operated outside the United States (or whose location can't be determined) identifiable by domain names, IP addresses, or similar identifiers. A covered "service provider" would include a broadband provider or public domain name se…
- New rules start after 180 days: mixed, low. If enacted, the new Section 502A and related changes would take effect 180 days after the bill becomes law. This would give rights holders, courts, and service providers a fixed transition period to prepare before petitions and provider orders become available.

## Related bills

- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026
- 119-s-1552: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-237: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-5529 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5529)

## Related
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
- [119-s-1552: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1552)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-237: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-237)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5529 (as of 2026-10-09).