Product Packaging Protection Act of 2002
Latest action · Oct 17, 2002 Held at the desk.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 24, 2001
- Passed SenateOct 16, 2002
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Increases the imprisonment penalty from one year to three years for a repeat offender.
Defines "writing" as any form of representation or communication, including handbills, notices, or advertising, that contain letters, words, or pictorial representations.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 24, 2001.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Mike DeWine | Original | Jul 24, 2001 |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Original | Jul 24, 2001 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Jul 24, 2001 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Jul 24, 2001 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 24, 2001Markup Sep 6, 2001Reported Sep 6, 2001 |
| Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights Subcommittee | Hearings Aug 1, 2001 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 17, 2002Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Oct 17, 2002Received in the House.
- Oct 17, 2002Held at the desk.
- Oct 16, 2002Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S10594; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S10594)
- Oct 16, 2002The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
- Oct 16, 2002Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Dec 4, 2001By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 107-106.
- Sep 6, 2001Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Sep 6, 2001Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Sep 6, 2001Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 152.
- Aug 1, 2001Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition and Business and Consumer Rights. Hearings held Subcommittee changed to Antitrust, Business Rights and Competition. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 107-528.
- Jul 24, 2001Introduced in Senate
- Jul 24, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8135-8136)
- Jul 24, 2001Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8136)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S10594Text printed S10594Amendments S10589, S10594 | Harry Reid D-NV, Herb Kohl D-WI (amendment) | Oct 16, 2002 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8135, S8136Text printed S8136 | Herb Kohl D-WI (text), Orrin G. Hatch R-UT, Patrick J. Leahy D-VT | Jul 24, 2001 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Sep 26, 2001S. 1233, Product Packaging Protection Act of 2001<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on September 6, 2001</p>
- Sep 26, 2001S. 1233, Product Packaging Protection Act of 2001Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on September 6, 2001
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 107-967 | NOMINATIONS OF ARDEN L. BEMENT, JR. TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY AND ROBERT DAVID PAULISON TO BE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE FIRE ADMINISTRATION AT THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY58 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Nov 1, 2001 |
| S. Hrg. 107-1055 | NOMINATION OF PHILLIP BOND TO BE UNDER SECRETARY FOR TECHNOLOGY AT THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND JOHN MARBURGER TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY84 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Oct 9, 2001 |
| S. Hrg. 107-528 | S. 1233, THE PRODUCT PACKAGING PROTECTION ACT: KEEPING OFFENSIVE MATERIAL OUT OF OUR CEREAL BOXES30 pages | Judiciary Committee | Aug 1, 2001 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 4889 | To provide a substitute. | Herb Kohl D-WI | Amendment SA 4889 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2621 | Product Packaging Protection Act of 2002 | Related bill | Dec 2, 2002 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide penalties for certain unauthorized writing with respect to consumer products.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Product Packaging Protection Act of 2001
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Product Packaging Protection Act of 2001
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Product Packaging Protection Act of 2002
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 16, 2002Engrossed in Senate
- Sep 6, 2001Reported to Senate
- Jul 24, 2001Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
