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S.968: PROTECT IP Act of 2011
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
- This bill is primarily about law
- Introduced May 12, 2011
- Latest Major Action Jan. 23, 2012
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Bill Cosponsors
41 (23 Democrats, 1 Independent, 17 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 or the PROTECT IP Act of 2011 - (Sec. 3) Authorizes the Attorney General (AG) to commence: (1) an in personam action against a registrant of a nondomestic domain name (NDN) used by an Internet site dedicated to infringing activities (ISDIA) or an owner or operator of an ISDIA accessed through an NDN; or (2) if such individuals are unable to be...
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Bill Actions
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 70.
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Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
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By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 112-39.
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Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
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Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the bill presented in Senate.
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Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to S. 968 withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate.
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| May 12, 2011 |
Introduced in the Senate by Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.) |