List of intellectual property legislation pending in the United States Congress
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This is a list of proposed legislation currently pending in either house of the United States Congress that would change intellectual property laws in the United States if enacted.
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- Audio Broadcast Flag Licensing Act, H.R. 4861, introduced March 2, 2006.
- Benefit Authors without Limiting Advancement or Net Consumer Expectations Act of 2003 (BALANCE Act), H.R. 1066 (108th Congress), introduced March 4, 2003; reintroduced as H.R. 4536 (109th Congress), December 14, 2005.
- Consumer Access to Information Act of 2004, H.R. 3872, introduced March 2, 2004.
- Copyright Modernization Act of 2006, H.R. 6052, introduced September 12, 2006.
- Database and Collections of Information Misappropriation Act, H.R. 3261, introduced October 8, 2003.
- Design Piracy Prohibition Act, H.R. 5055, introduced March 30, 2006.
- Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act, H.R. 107, introduced January 7, 2003; reintroduced as H.R. 1201, March 9, 2005.
- Digital Transition Content Security Act, H.R. 4569, introduced December 16, 2005.
- Inducing Infringement of Copyrights Act, S. 2560, introduced June 22, 2004.
- Informatics Act, H.R. 4208, introduced November 2, 2005.
- Intellectual Property Enhanced Criminal Enforcement Act of 2006, H.R. 5921, introduced July 27, 2006.
- Intellectual Property Jurisdiction Clarification Act, H.R. 2955, June 16, 2005.
- Life-saving Medicines Export Act, S. 3175, introduced May 25, 2006.
- Orphan Works Act, H.R. 5439, introduced May 22, 2006.
- Patent Reform Act of 2005, H.R. 2795, introduced June 8, 2005.
- Patent Reform Act of 2006, S. 3818, introduced August 3, 2006.
- Patents Depend on Quality Act, H.R. 5096, introduced April 5, 2006.
- Platform Equality and Remedies for Rights Holders in Music Act (PERFORM Act), S. 2644, introduced April 25, 2006; House counterpart, H.R. 5361, introduced May 11, 2006.
- Public Domain Enhancement Act, H.R. 2601 (108th Congress), introduced June 25, 2003; reintroduced as H.R. 2408 (109th Congress), May 17, 2005.
- Public Health Emergency Medicines Act, H.R. 4131, introduced October 25, 2005.
- Project Bioshield II Act, S. 975, 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 Act, H.R. 5553, 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, H.R. 5418, introduced May 18, 2006.
- United States Patent and Trademark Fee Modernization Act, H.R. 2791, introduced June 8, 2005.
