H.R. 1505 · 118th Congress

No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act of 2023

Introduced on Mar 9, 2023 by Darrell Issa (R-CA-48). 18 cosponsors, 6 of them from another party. Became Public Law 118-137.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 118-137
Introduced
Mar 9, 2023
Cosponsors
18
6 from the other party
Policy area
Commerce
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

To modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names.

Subjects

  • Civil actions and liability
  • Evidence and witnesses
  • Intellectual property
  • Jurisdiction and venue
  • Property rights

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Darrell IssaR-CA-48Sponsor

Democrats · 6

Republicans · 12

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Mar 9, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Mar 9, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Mar 9, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  4. May 24, 2023 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. May 24, 2023 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  6. Sep 29, 2023Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 118-232.
  7. Sep 29, 2023 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 118-232.
  8. Sep 29, 2023 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 188.
  9. Nov 13, 2023 · HouseMr. Issa moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  10. Nov 13, 2023 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5676-5677)
  11. Nov 13, 2023 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1505.
  12. Nov 13, 2023Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5676)
  13. Nov 13, 2023 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5676)
  14. Nov 13, 2023 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  15. Nov 14, 2023 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  16. Nov 19, 2024Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  17. Nov 19, 2024 · SenateSenate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  18. Nov 19, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  19. Nov 19, 2024 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6638)
  20. Nov 20, 2024 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  21. Nov 21, 2024Presented to President.
  22. Nov 21, 2024 · HousePresented to President.
  23. Dec 1, 2024Signed by President.
  24. Dec 1, 2024Signed by President.
  25. Dec 1, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-137.
  26. Dec 1, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-137.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Bacardi North America (Formerly BACARDI USA, INC)10 reports
    $680K reported (all issues)
  2. INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION6 reports
    $420K reported (all issues)
  3. PERNOD RICARD USA LLC6 reports
    $310K reported (all issues)
  4. AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION (AIPLA)5 reports
    $10K reported (all issues)
  5. Bacardi North America Corporation5 reports
    $70K reported (all issues)
  6. PERNOD RICARD5 reports
    $2.4M reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.