This bill aims to limit who can file complaints with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and requires the ITC to consider the public interest when deciding whether to block certain imported products. It sets stricter requirements for companies to prove they have made significant domestic investments related to the products in question.
Latest Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
AI Summary
Plain-English explanation of this bill
This bill aims to limit who can file complaints with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and requires the ITC to consider the public interest when deciding whether to block certain imported products. It sets stricter requirements for companies to prove they have made significant domestic investments related to the products in question.
Last updated: 12/30/2025
Official Summary
Congressional Research Service summary
<p><b>Advancing America's Interests Act</b></p> <p>This bill limits the ability of certain persons (e.g., patent or trademark holders) to bring complaints before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), and it requires the ITC to consider the public interest when determining whether to exclude articles that are under investigation.</p> <p>A complainant before the ITC must satisfy a domestic industry requirement obliging them to have made significant investment in the United States related to the articles that are the subject of the matter. One method to establish domestic industry is through reliance on licensing activities.</p> <p>The bill requires a complainant attempting to demonstrate domestic industry through licensing activities to show that those activities led to the adoption and development of articles that incorporate the patent, copyright, trademark, mask work, or design at issue. Further, the bill prohibits a complainant from relying upon activities by a licensee to demonstrate domestic industry unless the license leads to the adoption and development of articles that incorporate the claimed patent, copyright, trademark, mask work, or design for sale in the United States.</p> <p>In addition, the bill requires the ITC to determine that any exclusion of articles pursuant to an investigation is in the public interest. The ITC must also identify at the beginning of an investigation whether the matter involves a dispositive issue that is appropriate for expedited initial determination and direct the assigned judge to issue such determination not later than 100 days after the investigation is instituted.</p>
Key Points
Main provisions of the bill
Limits who can file complaints with the ITC, requiring them to show they have made significant domestic investments
Requires the ITC to consider the public interest when deciding whether to block imported products
Prohibits companies from relying on licensing activities alone to demonstrate domestic industry
How This Impacts Americans
Potential effects on citizens and communities
This bill would make it more difficult for some companies to file trade complaints with the ITC and could make it less likely the ITC will block imported products, which could impact domestic manufacturers and consumers. It could also affect companies that rely on licensing intellectual property rather than domestic manufacturing.
Policy Areas
Primary Policy Area
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Scope & Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction Level
federal
Congressional Session
119th Congress
Citation Reference
3535, 119th Congress (2025). "Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-3535
