3.0.0 1999 2022-11-01T18:47:26Z 2022-11-01T18:47:26Z House HR 2019-04-01 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 56 (Monday, April 1, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. JEFFRIES:H.R. 1999.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause)[Page H2938]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Referred to 2019-05-03T17:52:06Z Referred to 2019-04-01T16:00:11Z FLAG Act of 2019 116 963 S 2019-04-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Identical bill CRS 2019-05-03 hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. Committee 2019-04-01 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-04-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-04-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000294 Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] Hakeem Jeffries D NY S. 8 N R000591 Rep. Roby, Martha [R-AL-2] Martha Roby R AL 2 2019-04-01 True F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2019-05-14 False H001090 Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10] Josh Harder D CA 10 2019-05-14 False S001209 Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] Abigail Spanberger D VA Davis 7 2019-05-14 False Commerce Intellectual property Licensing and registrations National symbols Commerce 00 2019-04-01 Introduced in House 2020-08-23T01:35:27Z Fair Licensing Access for Governments Act of 2019 or the FLAG Act of 2019

This bill allows for the registration of trademarks that contain the flag or insignia of a country, state, or municipality if the entity represented by the flag or insignia gives written consent. Currently, such trademarks may not be registered, regardless of consent.

]]> Fair Licensing Access for Governments Act of 2019 Display Title Fair Licensing Access for Governments Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide for the registration of marks consisting of the flag, coat of arms, or other official insignia of the United States, any State or municipality of the United States, or any foreign nation. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Fair Licensing Access for Governments Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1999ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1999ih.xml 2019-05-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. 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.