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HRES 414 110th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that foreign governments should work diligently to legalize all computer software used by such foreign governments, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 17, 2007 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Computer softwareCopyrightEconomics and Public FinanceGovernment Operations and Politics
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Introduced
In committee
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Agreed to (House)
May 17, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
May 17, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1085)
May 17, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 17, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that foreign governments should: (1) work to legalize all computer software used by government agencies in order to give full effect to copyrights associated with computer software; (2) require all government agencies to implement procedures to ensure that such agencies have present on their computers only computer software that does not violate applicable copyright laws; and (3) require that contractors and other recipients of government funds or financial assistance have appropriate systems to ensure that government funds are not used to acquire or maintain computer software in violation of applicable copyright laws.

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Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 17, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 414: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that foreign governments should work diligently to legalize all computer software used by such foreign governments, and for other purposes.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-414/
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"H. Res. 414: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that foreign governments should work diligently to legalize all computer software used by such foreign governments, and for other purposes.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-414/.
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H. Res. 414, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-414/.
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[H. Res. 414: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that foreign governments should work diligently to legalize all computer software used by such foreign governments, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-414/)
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