List of intellectual property legislation pending in the United States Congress
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This is a list of proposed legislation currently or formerly pending in either house of the United States Congress
that would change intellectual property
laws in the United States
if enacted. Bills still pending as of the end of a Congress were not passed but may be reintroduced in subsequent Congresses.
United States Congress
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that would change intellectual property
Intellectual property
Intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...
laws in the United States
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if enacted. Bills still pending as of the end of a Congress were not passed but may be reintroduced in subsequent Congresses.
111th Congress
- Fair Copyright in Research Works ActFair Copyright in Research Works ActThe “Fair Copyright in Research Works Act” was submitted as a direct response to the National Institutes of Health Public Access Policy; intending to reverse it....
, , introduced February 3, 2009
- Performance Rights ActPerformance Rights ActOn February 4, 2009, Congressman John Conyers, Jr. introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, 111th Congress. TheBill was referred to the and on December 14, 2010, it was placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 405...
, , introduced February 4, 2009
- Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009The Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009 is a bill that will permit various counties to receive specific television broadcast signals of their choice...
, , introduced April 1, 2009
- Design Piracy Prohibition ActDesign Piracy Prohibition ActThe Design Piracy Prohibition Act, , , and , were bills of the same name introduced in the United States Congress that would have amended Title 17 of the United States Code to provide sui generis protection to fashion designs for a period of three years...
, , introduced April 30, 2009
- Webcast Settler Act of 2009, , introduced May 12, 2009
- Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization ActSatellite Home Viewer Reauthorization ActThe Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act of 2009 is a bill with intentions to extend the statutory license for secondary transmissions under title 17 of the United States Code, and for other purposes. On December 3, the House of Representatives passed by a vote of 394-11 the Satellite Home...
, , introduced June 23, 2009
- Local Television Freedom Act of 2009, , introduced July 14, 2009
- Trade Enforcement Act of 2009, , introduced July 16, 2009
- Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009, , introduced August 6, 2009
- Secure Federal File Sharing ActSecure Federal File Sharing ActThe Secure Federal File Sharing Act, also known as H.R. 4098, is a bill that has been under review by the United States Senate since March 25, 2010. The legislation originated in the U.S. House of Representatives on November 17, 2009 as a part of the 111th Congress...
, , introduced November 17, 2009
- Open College Textbook Act of 2010, , introduced February 2, 2010
- Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act, , introduced August 5, 2010
- Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits ActCombating Online Infringement and Counterfeits ActUnited States Senate Bill S.3804, known as the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act was a bill introduced by Senator Patrick Leahy on September 20, 2010...
, , introduced September 20, 2010
110th Congress
- Platform Equality and Remedies for Rights Holders in Music Act of 2007Platform Equality and Remedies for Rights Holders in Music Act of 2007The Platform Equality and Remedies for Rights Holders in Music Act of 2007, also known as simply the Perform Act of 2007 and sometimes written as PERFORM Act is a bill introduced January 11, 2007 in the 110th Congress by Dianne Feinstein and sponsored by Lindsey Graham , Joe Biden , and Lamar...
(PERFORM Act), , introduced January 11, 2007
- Freedom and Innovation Revitalizing United States Entrepreneurship Act of 2007FAIR USE ActThe "Freedom and Innovation Revitalizing United States Entrepreneurship Act of 2007" was a proposed United States copyright law that would have amended Title 17 of the U.S...
(FAIR USE Act) , introduced February 27, 2007
- Intellectual Property Enhanced Criminal Enforcement Act of 2007, , introduced July 34, 2007
- Performance Rights ActPerformance Rights ActOn February 4, 2009, Congressman John Conyers, Jr. introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, 111th Congress. TheBill was referred to the and on December 14, 2010, it was placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 405...
, , introduced December 18, 2007
- Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008The Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008, also known as S.2913, was a bill legislated by the United States Senate on April 24, 2008. It was sponsored by Senator Patrick Leahy with Senator Robert Bennett and Senator Orrin Hatch as co-sponsors...
(Orphan Works Act), , introduced April 24, 2008
- Fair Copyright in Research Works ActFair Copyright in Research Works ActThe “Fair Copyright in Research Works Act” was submitted as a direct response to the National Institutes of Health Public Access Policy; intending to reverse it....
, , introduced September 9, 2008
- International Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement Act of 2008, , introduced September 10, 2008
109th Congress
- Audio Broadcast Flag Licensing Act, , introduced March 2, 2006.
- Benefit Authors without Limiting Advancement or Net Consumer Expectations Act of 2003BALANCE ActThe Benefit Authors without Limiting Advancement or Net Consumer Expectations Act of 2003 is a bill that would amend Title 17 of the United States Code, "to safeguard the rights and expectations of consumers who lawfully obtain digital entertainment." The bill was proposed in the 108th Congress...
(BALANCE Act), (108th Congress), introduced March 4, 2003; reintroduced as (109th Congress), December 14, 2005.
- Consumer Access to Information Act of 2004, , introduced March 2, 2004.
- Copyright Modernization Act of 2006, , introduced September 12, 2006.
- Database and Collections of Information Misappropriation ActDatabase and Collections of Information Misappropriation ActThe Database and Collections of Information Misappropriation Act, , was a proposed bill in the United States House of Representatives during the 108th United States Congress...
, , introduced October 8, 2003.
- Design Piracy Prohibition ActDesign Piracy Prohibition ActThe Design Piracy Prohibition Act, , , and , were bills of the same name introduced in the United States Congress that would have amended Title 17 of the United States Code to provide sui generis protection to fashion designs for a period of three years...
, , introduced March 30, 2006.
- Digital Media Consumers' Rights ActDigital Media Consumers' Rights ActThe Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act is a proposed law in the United States that directly challenges portions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and would intensify Federal Trade Commission efforts to mandate proper labeling for copy-protected CDs to ensure consumer protection from...
, , introduced January 7, 2003; reintroduced as H.R. 1201, March 9, 2005.
- Digital Transition Content Security ActDigital Transition Content Security ActThe United States The Digital Transition Content Security Act was a bill introduced by House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner Jr., a Wisconsin Republican, on December 16, 2005. The bill was backed by Democratic Rep. John Conyers.Its goal is "To require certain analog conversion...
, , introduced December 16, 2005.
- Inducing Infringement of Copyrights ActInducing Infringement of Copyrights ActThe Inducing Infringement of Copyrights Act, often abbreviated to just INDUCE Act, is a bill introduced in the United States Senate which targets "whoever intentionally induces any violation" of copyright. The name came from an earlier version named the "Inducement Devolves into Unlawful Child...
, , introduced June 22, 2004.
- Informatics Act, , introduced November 2, 2005.
- Intellectual Property Enhanced Criminal Enforcement Act of 2006, , introduced July 27, 2006.
- Intellectual Property Jurisdiction Clarification Act, , June 16, 2005.
- Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act, , November 9, 2005.
- Life-saving Medicines Export Act, , introduced May 25, 2006.
- Orphan Works Act, , introduced May 22, 2006.
- Patent Reform Act of 2005Patent Reform Act of 2005The Patent Reform Act of 2005 was United States patent legislation proposed in the 109th United States Congress. Texas Republican Congressman Lamar S. Smith introduced the Act on 8 June 2005. Smith called the Act "the most comprehensive change to U.S...
, , introduced June 8, 2005.
- Patent Reform Act of 2006, , introduced August 3, 2006.
- Patents Depend on Quality Act, , introduced April 5, 2006.
- Platform Equality and Remedies for Rights Holders in Music Act (PERFORM Act), , introduced April 25, 2006; House counterpart, , introduced May 11, 2006.
- Public Domain Enhancement ActPublic Domain Enhancement ActThe Public Domain Enhancement Act , ) was a bill in the United States Congress which, if passed, would have added a tax for copyrighted works to retain their copyright status...
, (108th Congress), introduced June 25, 2003; reintroduced as (109th Congress), May 17, 2005.
- Public Health Emergency Medicines Act, , introduced October 25, 2005.
- Project Bioshield II Act, , April 29, 2005.
- Protecting Intellectual Rights Against Theft and Expropriation Act of 2004 ("PIRATE Act"), S. 2237, introduced March 25, 2004; passed Senate, June 25, 2004; referred to House, August 4, 2004.
- Section 115 Reform ActSection 115 Reform Act of 2006The Section 115 Reform Act of 2006 was a bill introduced June 8, 2006 in the 109th United States Congress by Howard Berman and Lamar Smith as part of...
, , introduced June 8, 2006.
- To establish a pilot program in certain United States district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges, , introduced May 18, 2006.
- United States Patent and Trademark Fee Modernization Act, , introduced June 8, 2005.