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No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act

Introduced: May 23, 2023 Introduced by: Issa, Darrell Republican · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 20 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 1, 2024
Became Public Law No: 118-137.
Dec 1, 2024
Signed by President.
Nov 21, 2024
Presented to President.
Nov 20, 2024
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 19, 2024
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 19, 2024
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 19, 2024
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6638)
Nov 14, 2023
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 13, 2023
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5676)
Nov 13, 2023
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5676)
Nov 13, 2023
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1505.
Nov 13, 2023
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5676-5677)
Nov 13, 2023
Mr. Issa moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Nov 13, 2023
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 29, 2023
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 118-232.
Sep 29, 2023
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 188.
May 24, 2023
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 24, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Mar 9, 2023
Introduced in House
Mar 9, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act of 2023

This bill modifies the bar against U.S. courts enforcing or validating trademarks that were confiscated by the Cuban government.

The bill prohibits U.S. courts and executive branch agencies from enforcing or validating such confiscated trademarks if the mark has been used in connection with a confiscated business or asset. Currently, the prohibition is limited to U.S. courts and applies only if the confiscated trademark is being asserted in the United States by a Cuban national.

Under the bill, the prohibition shall not apply if the original trademark owner, or a successor, has expressly consented to the enforcement action.

The prohibition shall apply only if the entity asserting the trademark rights knew or should have known, when it acquired the rights, that the mark was the same or substantially similar to one connected to a confiscated business or asset.

What's happening now December 1, 2024

Became Public Law No: 118-137.

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  • S 746 Identical bill No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act
 Bill text 6 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 8

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 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 5 Republican 11
D
Moskowitz, Jared
Florida · Jul 18, 2023
Wild, Susan
· May 24, 2023
 R
Cline, Ben
Virginia · May 23, 2023
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · May 22, 2023
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · May 22, 2023
 R
Gimenez, Carlos A.
Florida · May 18, 2023
 D
Torres, Ritchie
New York · May 18, 2023
 R
Franklin, Scott
Florida · May 17, 2023
 R
Lee, Laurel M.
Florida · May 17, 2023
 R
Dunn, Neal P.
Florida · May 16, 2023
Gaetz, Matt
· May 16, 2023
 R
Green, Mark E.
Texas · May 16, 2023
 R
Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · May 16, 2023
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · May 11, 2023
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Apr 25, 2023
 R
Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · Apr 25, 2023
 R
Waltz, Michael
Florida · Mar 14, 2023
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Mar 9, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1505: No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1505/
MLA
"H.R. 1505: No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1505/.
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H.R. 1505, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1505/.
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