H.Res. 609: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the importation into the United States of products and services of foreign nationals who violate the intellectual property rights of persons under United States laws should be prohibited.
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H.Res. 609: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the importation into the United States of products and services of foreign nationals who violate the intellectual property rights of persons under United States laws should be prohibited.
108th Congress · introduced 2004-04-28 · Foreign Trade and International Finance · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2004-04-28 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the importation into the United States of products and services of foreign nationals who violate the intellectual property rights of persons under United States laws should be prohibited.
Plain summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that if: (1) foreign nationals are violating U.S. copyright, patent, or trademark laws; and (2) the government of that foreign country is not using its best efforts to end such violations and to enforce internationally recognized laws and rules relating to intellectual property, then the United States should prohibit the importation of products or services of those nationals until the executive branch can certify to Congress that such violations have ceased and that such country is using its best efforts to enforce intellectual property laws and rules.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the importation into the United States of products and services of foreign nationals who violate the intellectual property rights of persons under United States laws should be prohibited.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8] · 2 cosponsors
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Words on this page, explained (3)
- Resolution
- A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
- Roll-call vote
- A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.
- Rulemaking
- The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hres609.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hres>
Record fed-us-cong108-hres609 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108