H.R. 4072 119th Congress House

Pro Codes Act

Official title: To amend title 17, United States Code, to reaffirm the importance of, and include requirements for, works incorporated by reference into law, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 23, 2025 Introduced by: Darrell Issa Republican · California See on congress.gov

Commerce

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Jun 23, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 84

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
for AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
KEELEY LAW AND POLICY
for AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS (ASME) · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
RADIUS ADVOCACY, LLC
for NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION · Massachusetts · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NVG, LLC
for AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS · New York · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
RIDGELINE ADVOCACY GROUP LLC
for NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION
for ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION · California · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
76 filings
SENATE
75 filings
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
18 filings
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
13 filings
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
13 filings
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)
13 filings
Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)
13 filings
U.S. Copyright Office
13 filings

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Cosponsors 5