Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Trade secrets and economic espionage

Bill Introduced: H.R.1962 Free Flow of Information Act of 2013

2013-05-13T20:00:00Z

To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media.

Bill Introduced: S.884 Deter Cyber Theft Act

2013-05-06T20:00:00Z

A bill to require the Director of National Intelligence to develop a watch list and a priority watch list of foreign countries that engage in economic or industrial espionage in cyberspace with respect to United States trade secrets or proprietary information, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1162 Government Accountability Office Improvement Act

2013-03-13T20:00:00Z

To amend title 31, United States Code, to make improvements in the Government Accountability Office.

Bill Introduced: H.R.742 Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013

2013-02-14T19:00:00Z

To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Commodity Exchange Act to repeal the indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities under such Acts.

Bill Signed by President: S.3642 Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act of 2012

2012-12-27T19:00:00Z

A bill to clarify the scope of the Economic Espionage Act of 1996.

December 27, 2012: Signed by President.

Bill Sent To President: S.3642 Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act of 2012

2012-12-19T19:00:00Z

A bill to clarify the scope of the Economic Espionage Act of 1996.

December 19, 2012: Presented to President.

Bill Introduced: S.3642 Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act of 2012

2012-11-26T19:00:00Z

A bill to clarify the scope of the Economic Espionage Act of 1996.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6601 Carcinogen-Free Label Act of 2012

2012-11-15T19:00:00Z

To establish programs in the executive branch to permit the labeling of certain products that do not contain any carcinogens as "Carcinogen-Free", and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6246 Verifying Official Totals for Elections Act

2012-07-31T20:00:00Z

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require the deposit in the National Software Reference Library of the National Institute of Standards and Technology of a copy of any election-dedicated voting system technology used in the operation of a voting system for an election for Federal office, to establish the conditions under which the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology may disclose the technology and information regarding the technology to other persons, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6191 Cancer-Free Label Act of 2012

2012-07-24T20:00:00Z

To establish programs in the executive branch to permit the labeling of certain products that do not contain any carcinogens as "Cancer-Free", and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6029 Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012

2012-06-26T20:00:00Z

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for increased penalties for foreign and economic espionage, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6018 Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2013

2012-06-25T20:00:00Z

To authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6012 To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide to owners of certain intellectual property rights information on, and unredacted samples and images of, semiconductor chip products suspected of being imported in violation of the rights of the owner of a registered mark or the owner of a mask work.

2012-06-20T20:00:00Z

To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide to owners of certain intellectual property rights information on, and unredacted samples and images of, semiconductor chip products suspected of being imported in violation of the rights of the owner of a registered mark or the owner of a mask work.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5651 Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2012

2012-05-08T20:00:00Z

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and for medical devices, to establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4235 SWAP DATA REPOSITORY AND CLEARINGHOUSE INDEMNIFICATION CORRECTION ACT OF 2012

2012-03-20T20:00:00Z

Bill Introduced: H.R.3871 Proprietary Information Protection Act of 2012

2012-01-31T19:00:00Z

To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to preserve privilege for information submitted to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3457 Smithsonian American Latino Museum Act'

2011-11-16T19:00:00Z

To require ingredient labeling of certain consumer cleaning products, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3261 Stop Online Piracy Act

2011-10-25T20:00:00Z

To promote prosperity, creativity, entrepreneurship, and innovation by combating the theft of U.S. property, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2932 Free Flow of Information Act of 2011

2011-09-13T20:00:00Z

To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1449 Motor Vehicle Owners Right to Repair Act of 2011

2011-04-07T20:00:00Z

To protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles, and for other purposes.