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S 3608 - 119

Trade Transparency Unit Strategy Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Bill Text Stats

3
Analyzed sections
N/A
Detected dollar total
0
Tax signals
2
Deadlines

Signal counts

Tax density 0.0%
Spending density 0.0%
Agency 3
Deadline 2

Top agencies

Secretary of Homeland Security 1
Secretary of State 1
Secretary of the Treasury 1

Statutory references

N/A

House Votes

No House roll call votes have been linked to this bill yet.

Timeline

Jan 8, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Jan 8, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Affected Sectors

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Finance and banking
4 evidence matches
Impact 93% Confidence 80%

Secretary of the Treasury secretary of the treasury

Secretary of the Treasury secretary of the treasury

Secretary of the Treasury ater than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of the Treasury, shall s

Defense
4 evidence matches
Impact 90% Confidence 77%

Secretary of Homeland Security secretary of homeland security

Secretary of Homeland Security secretary of homeland security

Secretary of Homeland Security /header (1) In General Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Securit

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Agency sample by amount

Where the local sample is concentrated

$22.4B
Department of Homeland Security $15.9B
259 sampled awards
Department of State $6.5B
121 sampled awards

Amounts reflect the local USAspending sample linked through agency text signals, not bill-caused spending.

Largest sampled awards

Award records in this context

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR NEW YORK $4.1B
other_financial_assistance · Department of Homeland Security
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & INDUSTRY PA $1.9B
other_financial_assistance · Department of Homeland Security
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY $1.8B
other_financial_assistance · Department of Homeland Security
GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC. $1.2B
contracts · Department of State
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE $1.2B
other_financial_assistance · Department of Homeland Security
THE GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS AND MALARIA (THE GLOBAL FUND) $1.1B
direct_payments · Department of State

These bars summarize the visible sampled awards below so large awards are easier to scan.

Agency spending context

Department of Homeland Security

Matched bill text signal: Secretary of Homeland Security
Sampled awards259
Award amount in local sample$15,871,587,005
Open official USAspending agency page
contracts · SAQMMA12C0130
Award amount
$1,219,847,694

IGF::OT::IGF THE PURPOSE OF THIS ACTION IS TO ESTABLISH A NEW CONTRACT WITH GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, LOGISTICS AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE. THE INITIAL FUNDING ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CONTRACT IS $22,304,578.00. THE OVERALL CONTRACT VALUE IS $2,200,000,000.00

contracts · SAQMMA17F1151

SOC LLC

Department of State
Award amount
$708,316,583

STATIC GUARD SERVICES - BAGHDAD EMBASSY COMPLEX - WORLDWIDE PROTECTIVE SERVICES - BUREAU OF DIPLOMATIC SERVICES - US DEPARTMENT OF STATE IGF::OT::IGF

contracts · GST0011AJ0025

PERATON INC.

General Services Administration
Award amount
$609,128,624

IS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE AND EVOLUTION OF DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS) CLASSIFIED NETWORKS. DHS CLASSIFIED NETWORKS ARE A FEDERAL ENTERPRISE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR CLASSIFIED INFORMATION SHARING WHICH EXTEND EXISTING US GOVERNMENT CAPABILITIES NOT ONLY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND ITS COMPONENTS, BUT TO OTHER FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND TO FIRST RESPONDERS AT THE STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL LEVELS.

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Summary

00 Introduced in Senate May 27, 2026

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.

Sponsors

Sheehy, Tim
Sponsor

Sheehy, Tim

Republican · MT · S001232

Joined Jan 8, 2026
Website
N/A
Office
124 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510

Amendments

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