No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act of 2023
Latest action · Dec 1, 2024 Became Public Law No: 118-137.
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.
- IntroducedMar 9, 2023
- Passed HouseNov 13, 2023
- Passed SenateNov 19, 2024
- To the PresidentNov 21, 2024
- Became lawDec 1, 2024
Summary
No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act of 2023
This act modifies the bar against U.S. courts enforcing or validating trademarks that were confiscated by the Cuban government.
The act prohibits U.S. courts and executive branch agencies from enforcing or validating such confiscated trademarks if the mark has been used in connection with a confiscated business or asset. Currently, the prohibition is limited to U.S. courts and applies only if the confiscated trademark is being asserted in the United States by a Cuban national.
Under the act, the prohibition shall not apply if the original trademark owner, or a successor, has expressly consented to the enforcement action.
The prohibition shall apply only if the entity asserting the trademark rights knew or should have known, when it acquired the rights, that the mark was the same or substantially similar to one connected to a confiscated business or asset.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 9, 2023 to Jul 18, 2023, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Mar 9, 2023 |
| R-FL | Michael Waltz | Mar 14, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Apr 25, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Apr 25, 2023 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | May 11, 2023 | |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | May 16, 2023 | |
| R-TN | Mark E. Green | May 16, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | May 16, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Neal P. Dunn | May 16, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Laurel M. Lee | May 17, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Scott Franklin | May 17, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Carlos A. Gimenez | May 18, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | May 18, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | May 22, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | May 22, 2023 |
Actions 20
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 1, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-137.
- Dec 1, 2024Signed by President.
- Nov 21, 2024Presented to President.
- Nov 20, 2024Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 19, 2024Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6638)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 746 | No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act | Identical bill | Mar 9, 2023 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Nov 14, 2023Referred in Senate
- Nov 13, 2023Engrossed in House
- Sep 29, 2023Reported in House
- Mar 9, 2023Introduced in House
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