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House Bill 1631
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Pro Codes Act
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Failed House on Jul 22, 2024
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 17, 2023
Latest Action
Jul 22, 2024
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1631
Congress
118
Policy Area
Commerce
Commerce
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Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Darrell Issa
California
Republican
Barry Moore
Alabama
Republican
Kevin Kiley
California
Democrat
Ted Lieu
California
Democrat
Joe Neguse
Colorado
Democrat
Yadira Caraveo
Colorado
Republican
Rudy Yakym
Indiana
Democrat
Jamie Raskin
Maryland
Democrat
Dina Titus
Nevada
Democrat
Donald Norcross
New Jersey
Republican
Nick LaLota
New York
Republican
Dan Bishop
North Carolina
Democrat
Deborah K. Ross
North Carolina
Republican
Cliff Bentz
Oregon
Republican
Lance Gooden
Texas
Republican
Nathaniel Moran
Texas
Democrat
Sheila Jackson Lee
Texas
Republican
Troy Nehls
Texas
Republican
Ben Cline
Virginia
Republican
Scott Fitzgerald
Wisconsin
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
Failed on July 22, 2024
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Status
Failed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
2/3 Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
357
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Protecting and Enhancing Public Access to Codes Act or the Pro Codes Act

This bill addresses copyright protections for privately-developed technical standards that are incorporated into a law or regulation (e.g., a state law that requires buildings to comply with the electrical standards developed by a private standards development organization).

Currently, there is not a consensus as to whether a technical standard that has been incorporated by reference into a law retains copyright protection. (A technical standard created by a private organization is typically eligible for copyright protection, but some courts have ruled that standards incorporated into law lose their copyright protections for various reasons. For example, some courts have held that incorporated standards effectively became law and therefore entered the public domain.)

Under this bill, a technical standard shall retain its copyright protection even if it has been incorporated by reference into a law or regulation, if the applicable standards development organization makes the standard available on a free publicly accessible online source.

If a party asserts that an incorporated technical standard has lost its copyright protection because it has not been made available for free online, the party making that assertion shall bear the burden of proof.

Text (2)
Reported in House
July 22, 2024
Introduced in House
March 17, 2023
Related Bills (1)
Mar 16, 2023
Introduced in Senate
5
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 835
Pro Codes Act
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (16)
07/22/2024
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 248 - 127 (Roll no. 357).
07/22/2024
Failed of passage/not agreed to in House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 248 - 127 (Roll no. 357).
07/22/2024
Considered as unfinished business.
07/22/2024
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
07/22/2024
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1631.
07/22/2024
Considered under suspension of the rules.
07/22/2024
Mr. Issa moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
07/22/2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 501.
07/22/2024
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 118-601.
04/17/2024
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 4.
04/17/2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
04/16/2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
07/19/2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
07/19/2023
the motion to favorably report was withdrawn by unanimous consent
03/17/2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
03/17/2023
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jul 23, 2024 4:05:23 PM
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