Recent Legislation

Pending and Enacted Legislation

  1. S.3325: The Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Act of 2008

    Title: A bill to enhance remedies for violations of intellectual property laws, and for other purposes.

    • The text of this bill is available on Thomas.
    • The version, as passed by the U.S. Senate on Sep 26, 2008, is available here (PDF).
  2. S.2913: Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008

    Title: A bill to provide a limitation on judicial remedies in copyright infringement cases involving orphan works.

    The full text of this bill is available on Thomas.

  3. H.R.5889: The Orphan Works Act of 2008

    Title: To provide a limitation on judicial remedies in copyright infringement cases involving orphan works.

    The full text of this bill is available on Thomas.

  4. H.R.Draft: Wireless Consumer Protection and Community Broadband Empowerment Act of 2008

    Title: To require the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate new consumer protection regulations for wireless service subscribers, to restrict State and local regulation of public providers of advanced communications capability and service, to increase spectrum efficiency by Federal agencies, and for other purposes.

    The text of this draft is available here (PDF).

  5. H.R.5353: Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008

    Title: To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes.

    The text of the bill is available on Thomas. Follow discussion on this bill through OpenCongress.