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H.R. 4763: Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act

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H.R. 4763: Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act

113th Congress · introduced 2014-05-29 · Foreign Trade and International Finance · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2014-05-29 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act

Plain summary

Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to revise certain legal standards used to consider whether a domestic industry exists or is in the process of being established with respect to foreign countries that unlawfully import articles into the United States in violation of U.S. infringement laws. Considers an industry to exist if there is in the United States substantial investment in licensing activities that leads to the adoption and development of articles that incorporate the patent, copyright, trademark, mask work, or design of protected articles. Prohibits a complainant alleging a violation from relying upon activities by its licensees unless the license leads to such adoption and development. Prescribes requirements with respect to U.S. International Trade Commission investigations of alleged violations.

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Official text

Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] · 9 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr4763 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113