Bill Sponsor
House Bill 1631
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Pro Codes Act
Active
Active
Failed House on Jul 22, 2024
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 17, 2023
Latest Action
Jul 22, 2024
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1631
Congress
118
Policy Area
Commerce
Commerce
Primary focus of measure is business investment, development, regulation; small business; consumer affairs; competition and restrictive trade practices; manufacturing, distribution, retail; marketing; intellectual property. Measures concerning international competitiveness and restrictions on imports and exports may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
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New York
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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
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Alaska
Alaska
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Arizona
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Colorado
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Connecticut
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Delaware
Delaware
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Florida
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Georgia
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Georgia
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Georgia
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Georgia
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Georgia
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Hawaii
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Idaho
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Illinois
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Indiana
Indiana
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Louisiana
Louisiana
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Minnesota
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Mississippi
Mississippi
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Mississippi
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Mississippi
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Missouri
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Nebraska
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Nevada
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New Hampshire
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North Carolina
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North Dakota
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Oklahoma
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Rhode Island
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South Carolina
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West Virginia
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West Virginia
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Wisconsin
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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)
July 22, 2024
March 17, 2023
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. (consideration: CR H4708)
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. (consideration: CR H4658-4665; text: CR H4658-4660)
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
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Nov 8, 2024 5:23:14 PM