H.R. 1707: SMART Act
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H.R. 1707: SMART Act
118th Congress · introduced 2023-03-22 · Commerce · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2023-03-22 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-48] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
SMART Act
Plain summary
Save Money on Auto Repair Transportation Act or the SMART Act This bill limits design patent infringement liability for component parts used to repair the exterior of a motor vehicle. Specifically, the bill limits liability for infringement of a design patent that claims the appearance of a component part of a motor vehicle's exterior, such as a hood or fender. The act of making, offering to sell within the United States, or importing into the United States an article of manufacture (such as an exterior component part from an aftermarket manufacturer) that would otherwise infringe such a design patent shall not constitute infringement if the purpose of the article of manufacture is to repair a motor vehicle to restore it to its original appearance. In addition, 30 months after a motor vehicle with an exterior component part covered by a design patent is offered for sale in any country, it shall not constitute design patent infringement to use or sell within the United States an otherwise-infringing article of manufacture if the purpose of that article of manufacture is to repair the motor vehicle to restore it to its original appearance.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-48] · 13 cosponsors
Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.
Cosponsors on this site
David P. Joyce (R-OH), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Laurel M. Lee (R-FL), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA), Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL), Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Greg Landsman (D-OH)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-48] reported raising $2.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr1707.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>
Record fed-us-cong118-hr1707 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118