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HR 1319 111th Congress House

Informed P2P User Act

Official title: To prevent the inadvertent disclosure of information on a computer through the use of certain "peer-to-peer" file sharing programs without first providing noti… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To prevent the inadvertent disclosure of information on a computer through the use of certain "peer-to-peer" file sharing programs without first providing notice and obtaining consent from an owner or authorized user of the computer.

Introduced: March 16, 2009 See on congress.gov
Commerce Computers and information technologyConsumer affairsRight of privacy
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 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
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 Latest action December 9, 2009

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

 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3027 Related bill P2P Cyber Protection and Informed User Act
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 5 Republican 3
R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Apr 23, 2009
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Apr 22, 2009
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 16, 2009
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Mar 16, 2009
Childers, Travis
· Mar 16, 2009
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Mar 16, 2009
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 16, 2009
Griffith, Parker
· Mar 16, 2009
HILL, BARON
· Mar 16, 2009
Kagen, Steve
· Mar 16, 2009
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 16, 2009
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 16, 2009
Space, Zachary
· Mar 16, 2009
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 11, 2009
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