Open Congress : Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property - Major Bill Actions

Bill Introduced: H.R.486 Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act of 2009

2009-01-13T00:00:00Z

To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide an Inspector General for the judicial branch, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.349 To authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Nebraska.

2009-01-08T00:00:00Z

To authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Nebraska.

Bill Introduced: H.R.314 Federal Criminal Immigration Courts Act of 2009

2009-01-08T00:00:00Z

To increase the number of Federal judgeships in certain judicial districts with heavy caseloads of criminal immigration cases.

Bill Introduced: H.R.233 Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009

2009-01-07T00:00:00Z

To amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions from such laws that are contrary to the public interest with respect to railroads.

Bill Introduced: H.R.191 Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2009

2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the appointment of additional Federal circuit judges, to divide the Ninth Judicial Circuit of the United States into two circuits, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.67 No FEAR Act of 2009

2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

To amend and to strengthen accountability features introduced by the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6344 Responsive Government Act of 2008

2008-06-23T00:00:00Z

To provide emergency authority to delay or toll judicial proceedings in United States district and circuit courts, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6233 To reinstate the Interim Management Strategy governing off-road vehicle use in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina, pending the issuance of a final rule for off-road vehicle use by the National Park Service.

2008-06-11T00:00:00Z

To reinstate the Interim Management Strategy governing off-road vehicle use in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina, pending the issuance of a final rule for off-road vehicle use by the National Park Service.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6095 International and Parental Child Abduction Remedies Assistance Act

2008-05-20T00:00:00Z

To implement certain measures to increase the effectiveness of international child abduction remedies, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5913 Protecting Americans from Unsafe Foreign Products Act

2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for service of process over foreign nationals in cases involving defective products causing injury in the United States, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5889 Orphan Works Act of 2008

2008-04-24T00:00:00Z

To provide a limitation on judicial remedies in copyright infringement cases involving orphan works.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5884 Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2008

2008-04-23T00:00:00Z

To amend chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, relating to protective orders, sealing of cases, disclosures of discovery information in civil actions, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5833 To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the direct payment of attorney fees and costs to the attorney representing a prevailing party in certain Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income claims, and for other purposes.

2008-04-17T00:00:00Z

To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the direct payment of attorney fees and costs to the attorney representing a prevailing party in certain Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income claims, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5814 Free Speech Protection Act of 2008

2008-04-16T00:00:00Z

To create a Federal cause of action to determine whether defamation exists under United States law in cases in which defamation actions have been brought in foreign courts against United States persons on the basis of publications or speech in the United States.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.1076 Calling upon the courts to uphold the fundamental and constitutional right of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children.

2008-04-03T00:00:00Z

Calling upon the courts to uphold the fundamental and constitutional right of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5629 Pathway for Biosimilars Act

2008-03-13T00:00:00Z

To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a pathway for the licensure of biosimilar biological products, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5638 To amend title 35, United States Code, to create an exception from infringement for certain component parts used to repair another article of manufacture.

2008-03-13T00:00:00Z

To amend title 35, United States Code, to create an exception from infringement for certain component parts used to repair another article of manufacture.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5514 The Pornography Jurisdiction Limitation Act of 2008

2008-02-28T00:00:00Z

To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5463 Securities Litigation Attorney Accountability and Transparency Act

2008-02-14T00:00:00Z

To protect investors by fostering transparency and accountability of attorneys in private securities litigation.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4854 False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007

2007-12-19T00:00:00Z

To amend the provisions of title 31, United States Code, relating to false claims to clarify and make technical amendments to those provisions, and for other purposes.