3.0.0 3261 2023-01-11T13:22:02Z 2023-01-11T13:22:02Z House H HR 2011-10-26 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SMITH of Texas:H.R. 3261.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 8 of section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.[Page H7133]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju12 Over-Criminalization Task Force Subcommittee Discharged from 2011-12-14T17:56:38Z Referred to 2011-11-02T20:43:36Z Markup by 2011-12-16T19:12:03Z Hearings by 2011-11-16T22:16:07Z Referred to 2011-10-26T14:01:15Z PROTECT IP Act of 2011 112 968 S 2012-01-23 Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to S. 968 withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (consideration: CR S13) Related bill CRS Combating Military Counterfeits Act of 2011 112 1228 S 2011-07-21 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 107. Related bill CRS 2011-12-16 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2011-12-15 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2011-12-14 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet Discharged. Committee 2011-11-16 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Hearings Held. Committee 2011-11-02 hsju12 Over-Criminalization Task Force Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet. Committee 2011-10-26 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2011-10-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-10-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000583 Rep. 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[D-CA-29] ADAM SCHIFF D CA B. 29 2011-10-26 True W000207 Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] MELVIN WATT D NC 12 2011-11-03 False C001051 Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] John Carter R TX R. 31 2011-11-03 False 2012-01-24 B001270 Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-33] Karen Bass D CA 33 2011-11-03 False W000797 Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-20] Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 20 2011-11-03 False K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3] PETER KING R NY T. 3 2011-11-03 False A000369 Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] Mark Amodei R NV E. 2 2011-11-03 False M001179 Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10] Tom Marino R PA 10 2011-11-03 False N000186 Rep. Nunnelee, Alan [R-MS-1] Alan Nunnelee R MS 1 2011-11-03 False B001252 Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12] John Barrow D GA 12 2011-11-14 False S001176 Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1] Steve Scalise R LA 1 2011-11-14 False 2012-01-23 L000570 Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] Ben Lujan D NM R. 3 2011-11-14 False 2012-01-23 O000169 Rep. Owens, William L. [D-NY-23] William Owens D NY L. 23 2011-11-14 False C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-32] Judy Chu D CA 32 2011-11-30 False H000712 Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17] TIM HOLDEN D PA 17 2011-11-30 False 2012-01-18 L000557 Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] JOHN LARSON D CT B. 1 2011-11-30 False B001234 Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43] JOE BACA D CA 43 2011-12-07 False S000344 Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-27] BRAD SHERMAN D CA 27 2011-12-07 False C000754 Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] JAMES COOPER D TN H. 5 2011-12-12 False Q000024 Rep. Quayle, Benjamin [R-AZ-3] Benjamin Quayle R AZ 3 2011-12-13 False 2012-01-17 Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative law and regulatory procedures Business investment and capital Civil actions and liability Consumer affairs Crimes against property Criminal procedure and sentencing Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation Foreign and international corporations Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government information and archives Intellectual property International organizations and cooperation Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Judicial procedure and administration Legal fees and court costs Marketing and advertising Military assistance, sales, and agreements Military operations and strategy Military procurement, research, weapons development Music Prescription drugs Securities Sound recording Television and film Trade restrictions Trade secrets and economic espionage U.S. Sentencing Commission Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2011-10-26 Introduced in House 2011-11-09T19:41:58Z Stop Online Piracy Act - Authorizes the Attorney General (AG) to seek a court order against a U.S.-directed foreign Internet site committing or facilitating online piracy to require the owner, operator, or domain name registrant, or the site or domain name itself if such persons are unable to be found, to cease and desist further activities constituting specified intellectual property offenses under the federal criminal code including criminal copyright infringement, unauthorized fixation and trafficking of sound recordings or videos of live musical performances, the recording of exhibited motion pictures, or trafficking in counterfeit labels, goods, or services.

Sets forth an additional two-step process that allows an intellectual property right holder harmed by a U.S.-directed site dedicated to infringement, or a site promoted or used for infringement under certain circumstances, to first provide a written notification identifying the site to related payment network providers and Internet advertising services requiring such entities to forward the notification and suspend their services to such an identified site unless the site's owner, operator, or domain name registrant, upon receiving the forwarded notification, provides a counter notification explaining that it is not dedicated to engaging in specified violations. Authorizes the right holder to then commence an action for limited injunctive relief against the owner, operator, or domain name registrant, or against the site or domain name itself if such persons are unable to be found, if: (1) such a counter notification is provided (and, if it is a foreign site, includes consent to U.S. jurisdiction to adjudicate whether the site is dedicated to such violations), or (2) a payment network provider or Internet advertising service fails to suspend its services in the absence of such a counter notification.

Requires online service providers, Internet search engines, payment network providers, and Internet advertising services, upon receiving a copy of a court order relating to an AG action, to carry out certain preventative measures including withholding services from an infringing site or preventing users located in the United States from accessing the infringing site. Requires payment network providers and Internet advertising services, upon receiving a copy of such an order relating to a right holder's action, to carry out similar preventative measures.

Provides immunity from liability for service providers, payment network providers, Internet advertising services, advertisers, Internet search engines, domain name registries, or domain name registrars that take actions required by this Act or otherwise voluntarily block access to or end financial affiliation with such sites.

Permits such entities to stop or refuse services to certain sites that endanger public health by distributing prescription medication that is adulterated, misbranded, or without a valid prescription.

Expands the offense of criminal copyright infringement to include public performances of: (1) copyrighted work by digital transmission, and (2) work intended for commercial dissemination by making it available on a computer network. Expands the criminal offenses of trafficking in inherently dangerous goods or services to include: (1) counterfeit drugs; and (2) goods or services falsely identified as meeting military standards or intended for use in a national security, law enforcement, or critical infrastructure application.

Increases the penalties for: (1) specified trade secret offenses intended to benefit a foreign government, instrumentality, or agent; and (2) various other intellectual property offenses as amended by this Act.

Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review, and if appropriate, amend related Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

Requires the Secretary of State and Secretary of Commerce to appoint at least one intellectual property attache to be assigned to the U.S. embassy or diplomatic mission in a country in each geographic region covered by a Department of State regional bureau.

]]> Stop Online Piracy Act Display Title Stop Online Piracy Act Official Title as Introduced To promote prosperity, creativity, entrepreneurship, and innovation by combating the theft of U.S. property, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Stop Online Piracy Act Popular Titles SOPA 9 Library of Congress Introduced in House 2011-10-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3261ih/xml/BILLS-112hr3261ih.xml 2011-12-16 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.