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H.R.5233: Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress
- This bill is primarily about crime and law enforcement
- Introduced July 29, 2014
- Latest Major Action Dec. 11, 2014
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Bill Cosponsors
23 (8 Democrats, 15 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Amends the federal criminal code to authorize an owner of a trade secret related to a product or service used in interstate or foreign commerce, who is aggrieved by a misappropriation of such trade secret, to bring a civil action to obtain appropriate relief. Grants U.S. district courts original jurisdiction of such actions, subject to a five-year statute of limitations beginning when the...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Dec. 11, 2014 |
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 494.
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| Dec. 11, 2014 |
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 113-657.
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| Sept. 17, 2014 |
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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| Sept. 17, 2014 |
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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| Sept. 9, 2014 |
Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Discharged.
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| July 30, 2014 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
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| July 29, 2014 |
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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| July 29, 2014 |
Introduced in the House by George Holding (R-N.C.) |