Several senators who sponsored PIPA, including Roy Blunt and John Boozman announced that they would withdraw support for the bill; on January 20 Senate Majority Leader Reid announced that a vote on PIPA would be postponed.
Nekoliko senatora koji su sponzorisali PIPA-u, uključujući Roj Blanta i Džona Buzmana objavili su da će povući podršku koju su davali predlogu zakona, a 20. januara većinski lider Rid objavio da će glasanje za PIPA-u biti odloženo.