Supporting the goals of World Intellectual Property Day, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Apr 25, 2007 Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedApr 17, 2007
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Expresses support for: (1) the goals of World Intellectual Property Day to promote, inform, and teach the importance of intellectual property as a tool for economic, social, and cultural development; and (2) efforts to protect U.S. citizens from fraudulent and illegal counterfeiting and piracy.
Recognizes the importance of intellectual property and the challenges and threats to its protection.
Congratulates the World Intellectual Property Organization for building awareness of the value of intellectual property and developing the infrastructure to help citizens take full advantage of their creativity.
Applauds the contributions of human creativity and intellectual property to growth, innovation, and a brighter future.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 17, 2007 to Apr 19, 2007, with 10 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Apr 17, 2007 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Apr 17, 2007 |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Original | Apr 17, 2007 |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Original | Apr 17, 2007 |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Original | Apr 17, 2007 |
| R-NC | Howard Coble | Original | Apr 17, 2007 |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Original | Apr 17, 2007 |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Original | Apr 17, 2007 |
| R-CA | Mary Bono | Original | Apr 17, 2007 |
| R-FL | Tom Feeney | Original | Apr 17, 2007 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| R-NJ | Mike Ferguson | Apr 19, 2007 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 25, 2007Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 25, 2007Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Apr 17, 2007Introduced in House
- Apr 17, 2007Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
- Commemorations
- Congressional tributes
- Copyright
- Creative thinking
- Economic growth
- Economics and Public Finance
- Fraud
- Intellectual property
- International Affairs
- International agencies
- Patent infringement
- Product counterfeiting
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Special days
- Technological innovations
- Trademarks
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 17, 2007Introduced in House
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