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Protecting American Goods and Services Act of 2005

Introduced: May 20, 2005 Introduced by: Cornyn, John Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 6, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Nov 14, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 14, 2005
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 14, 2005
Received in the House.
Nov 10, 2005
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12712-12714; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S12712; text as passed Senate: CR S12712)
Nov 10, 2005
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S12712-12714; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S12712; text as passed Senate: CR S12712)
Nov 3, 2005
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 277.
Nov 3, 2005
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Specter with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Nov 3, 2005
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 20, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5581-5582)
May 20, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5581)
May 20, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) modify the definition of "traffic" for purposes of provisions prohibiting trafficking in counterfeit goods or services to mean to transport, transfer, or otherwise dispose of counterfeit goods or services to another for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial gain, or to make, import, export, obtain control of, or possess counterfeit goods or services with the intent to so dispose of them; and (2) define "financial gain" to include the receipt, or expected receipt, of anything of value.

Makes conforming changes to the definition of "traffic" for purposes of provisions prohibiting the unauthorized fixation of and trafficking in sound recordings and music videos of live musical performances or trafficking in counterfeit labels for phonorecords, copies of computer programs or computer program documentation or packaging, copies of motion pictures or other audio visual works, or counterfeit computer program documentation or packaging.

What's happening now February 6, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1095: Protecting American Goods and Services Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1095/
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"S. 1095: Protecting American Goods and Services Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1095/.
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