Legislation· Jul 2024Sponsored by Darrell E. Issa (R)
Pro Codes Act
Would have kept copyright on privately written standards that laws incorporate, if posted free online.
Tradeoff
Would have kept copyright for standards groups that post their incorporated standards free online. Would have ordered GAO studies on costs, access, and housing impacts.
What's in it
The House voted on passage on July 22, 2024, and the bill failed 248-127, so it expired with the 118th Congress.
House
Introduced
(Mar 17, 2023)
House
Committee on the Judiciary(Mar 17, 2023)
House
The Committee on Judiciary voted to send it to the floor
Reported 19 - 4(Apr 17, 2024)
Committee report H. Rept. 118-601.
House
On Motion to and Pass, as Amended
Failed(Roll #357 · Jul 22, 2024)
248 yeanay 127
- Deborah K. Ross (D-NC)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
- Troy E. Nehls (R-TX)
- Nathaniel Moran (R-TX)
- Ted Lieu (D-CA)
- Joe Neguse (D-CO)
- Ben Cline (R-VA)
- Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI)
- Kevin Kiley (R-CA)
- Barry Moore (R-AL)
- Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)
- Yadira Caraveo (D-CO)
- Rudy Yakym (R-IN)
- Nick LaLota (R-NY)
- Donald Norcross (D-NJ)
- Dan Bishop (R-NC)
- Cliff Bentz (R-OR)
- Lance Gooden (R-TX)
Passage votes· Jul 22, 2024· 118th Congress · 2023–2025