HR 1319 111th Congress House Commerce Computers and information technology Consumer affairs Right of privacy

Informed P2P User Act

Introduced: March 5, 2009 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Dec 9, 2009

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Dec 8, 2009

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1319.

Dec 8, 2009

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H13591-13594)

Dec 8, 2009

Mr. Rush moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Dec 8, 2009

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

Dec 8, 2009

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Dec 8, 2009

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H13592)

Dec 8, 2009

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H13592)

Dec 8, 2009

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 213.

Dec 8, 2009

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 111-361.

Sep 30, 2009

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Sep 30, 2009

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Sep 30, 2009

Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection Discharged.

May 6, 2009

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Mar 6, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.

Mar 5, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Mar 5, 2009

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Informed P2P User Act - (Sec. 2) Makes it unlawful for any commercial entity that developed a file sharing program or distributed such a program (if the distributor is owned by the developing entity) to install, make available for installation, or download a file sharing program without: (1) immediately before program installation or downloading, providing conspicuous notice that the program allows files to be searched and copied by one or more other computers and obtaining informed consent to the installation from an owner; and (2) immediately before initial activation of a file sharing function of the program, providing conspicuous notice of which files will be made available and obtaining the owner's informed consent.

Exempts: (1) modifications or upgrades of a program that was originally installed in compliance with this Act, provided certain requirements are met; and (2) pre-installed software.

Makes it unlawful for such an entity to prevent the reasonable efforts of an owner or authorized user to block the installation of such a program or to prevent such a user from having a reasonable way to disable or remove the program.

(Sec. 3) Treats a violation of this Act as a violation of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or practice prescribed under the Federal Trade Commission Act. Prohibits construing this Act to limit or supersede any other federal or state law.

(Sec. 4) Defines "protected computer" to include a computer used by a financial institution or the federal government or which is used in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce or communication, including a computer located outside the United States that is used in a way that affects U.S. interstate or foreign commerce.

(Sec. 6) Makes this Act inapplicable to the federal or any state government or subdivision.

What's happening now December 9, 2009

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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