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- H.R.6012
H.R.6012: To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide to owners of certain intellectual property rights information on, and unredacted samples and images of, semiconductor chip products suspected of being imported in violation of the rights of the ow
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
- This bill is primarily about crime and law enforcement
- Introduced June 21, 2012
- Latest Major Action July 11, 2012
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
30 (13 Democrats, 17 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Amends the federal criminal code to exempt the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) from disclosure of confidential information violations when the Secretary shares certain information and materials with intellectual property rights owners for purposes of determining whether semiconductor chip products are being imported into the United States in violation of Lanham Act provisions that prohibit infringing trademarks on imported articles or in...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.
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| June 21, 2012 |
Introduced in the House by Michael McCaul (R-Texas) |