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HR 5635 117th Congress House Commerce

Intellectual Property Violators Accountability and Transparency Act

Introduced: October 20, 2021 Introduced by: Houlahan, Chrissy Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Oct 20, 2021
Introduced in House
Oct 20, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Intellectual Property Violators Accountability and Transparency Act

This bill requires the President to establish an interagency working group to combat the theft of U.S. intellectual property and examine ways to use foreign policy to protect U.S. intellectual property.

The Department of State must, in consultation with the working group, report to Congress on issues related to the theft of U.S. intellectual property, including (1) any major foreign state-owned or state-influenced enterprises that have engaged in or benefited from such theft, and (2) authorities that Congress could provide to the President to combat such theft.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

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Malliotakis, Nicole
New York · Oct 20, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5635: Intellectual Property Violators Accountability and Transparency Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5635/
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"H.R. 5635: Intellectual Property Violators Accountability and Transparency Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5635/.
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H.R. 5635, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5635/.
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