To modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names.
Latest action · May 10, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
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.
- IntroducedApr 19, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 to prohibit U.S. courts from recognizing, enforcing, or otherwise validating any assertion of rights by an individual (currently, by a designated Cuban national) of a mark, trade name, or commercial name that was used in connection with a business or assets that were confiscated by the Cuban government unless the original owner of such mark or name, or such owner's bona fide successor, has expressly consented. Applies such prohibition only if the individual asserting the rights knew or had reason to know at the time of acquiring the rights asserted that the mark or name was the same or substantially similar to the mark or name used in connection with the business or assets that were confiscated.
Cosponsors 53
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 19, 2005 to Jun 21, 2006; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Allen Boyd | Original | Apr 19, 2005 |
| R-FL | Ander Crenshaw | Original | Apr 19, 2005 |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Apr 19, 2005 |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Original | Apr 19, 2005 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Apr 19, 2005 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Apr 19, 2005 |
| R-FL | E. Clay Shaw Jr. | Original | Apr 19, 2005 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Apr 19, 2005 |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Original | Apr 19, 2005 |
| R-FL | Katherine Harris | Original | Apr 19, 2005 |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | Original | Apr 19, 2005 |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Original | Apr 19, 2005 |
| R-FL | Mark Foley | Original | Apr 19, 2005 |
| R-WI | Mark Green | Original | Apr 19, 2005 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Apr 19, 2005 |
| R-PA | Melissa A. Hart | Original | Apr 19, 2005 |
| R-FL | Ric Keller | Original | Apr 19, 2005 |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Original | Apr 19, 2005 |
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | Original | Apr 19, 2005 |
| R-UT | Chris Cannon | May 16, 2005 | |
| R-FL | Ginny Brown-Waite | May 16, 2005 | |
| R-IL | Henry J. Hyde | May 16, 2005 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | May 16, 2005 | |
| R-IN | Mike Pence | May 16, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | May 25, 2005 | |
| R-CO | Bob Beauprez | May 25, 2005 | |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | May 25, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | May 25, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | May 25, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Henry Bonilla | May 25, 2005 | |
| R-AZ | J. D. Hayworth | May 25, 2005 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | May 25, 2005 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | May 25, 2005 | |
| R-NC | Patrick T. McHenry | May 25, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | May 25, 2005 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | May 25, 2005 | |
| R-CO | Thomas G. Tancredo | May 25, 2005 | |
| R-FL | Adam H. Putnam | May 26, 2005 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | May 26, 2005 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | May 26, 2005 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | May 26, 2005 | |
| R-NY | John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr. | Jun 8, 2005 | |
| R-GA | Tom Price | Jun 9, 2005 | |
| R-NV | Jon C. Porter | Jun 13, 2005 | |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | Jun 20, 2005 | |
| R-KY | Anne M. Northup | Jun 30, 2005 | |
| R-FL | Lincoln Diaz-Balart | Sep 6, 2005 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Sep 27, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Sep 27, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Oct 7, 2005 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Nov 18, 2005 | |
| R-GA | Charles W. Norwood | Jan 31, 2006 | |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Jun 21, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Apr 19, 2005 |
| Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee | Referred May 10, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 10, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
- Apr 19, 2005Introduced in House
- Apr 19, 2005Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL32730 | Cuba: Issues for the 109th Congress Archived | Report | Dec 19, 2006 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 691 | A bill to modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names. | Identical bill | Apr 4, 2005 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 19, 2005Introduced in House
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