S.1640 - Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2007 Sponsor: Patrick Leahy / 110th Congress

Title
110th Congress - A bill to amend chapter 13 of title 17, United States Code (relating to the vessel hull design protection), to clarify the definitions of a hull and a deck. hidemore...
Summary
A bill to amend chapter 13 of title 17, United States Code (relating to the vessel hull design protection), to clarify the definitions of a hull and a deck. (by CRS)
Status
The bill was voted on in the Senate on October 4, 2007

Contributions for September 2001 - October 2001

Organization of contributorInterest Group of contributorPosition of organizations in the interest groupAmountDatesort iconLegislator (recipient)
METRO MACHINE CORPShip building & repairSupport$1,0009/1/2001Warner
METRO MACHINE CORPShip building & repairSupport$-1,0009/1/2001Warner
BOLLINGER SHIPYARDSShip building & repairSupport$1,0009/4/2001Vitter
BOLLINGER SHIPYARDSShip building & repairSupport$1,0009/4/2001Vitter
BOLLINGER SHIPYARDSShip building & repairSupport$1,0009/4/2001Vitter
BOLLINGER SHIPYARDSShip building & repairSupport$3009/4/2001Vitter
BOLLINGER SHIPYARDSShip building & repairSupport$7009/4/2001Vitter
STARDUST CRUISERSShip building & repairSupport$2509/4/2001McConnell
NATIONAL STEEL & SHIPBUILDINGShip building & repairSupport$7509/12/2001Levin
BIRD-JOHNSON COShip building & repairSupport$1,0009/13/2001Lott
FASTSHIP INCShip building & repairSupport$5009/25/2001Specter
FASTSHIP INCShip building & repairSupport$2509/28/2001Stevens
FASTSHIP INCShip building & repairSupport$1,00010/1/2001Stevens
HALTER MARINE GROUPShip building & repairSupport$1,00010/2/2001Cochran
FASTSHIP INCShip building & repairSupport$25010/2/2001Stevens
FASTSHIP INCShip building & repairSupport$50010/8/2001Stevens
FASTSHIP INCShip building & repairSupport$50010/17/2001Specter
FASTSHIP INCShip building & repairSupport$50010/17/2001Specter
FASTSHIP INCShip building & repairSupport$25010/17/2001Specter
EARL INDUSTRIESShip building & repairSupport$1,00010/18/2001Levin
ATLANTIC MARINE/ATLANTIC DRY DOCKShip building & repairSupport$1,50010/23/2001Nelson

Contribution data provided by the Center for Responsive Politics (OpenSecrets.org)

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Bill protects shipbuilders from illegal copying of their designs by Lechuan Zhou, Mar 5, 2008 (3:18pm)

The Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments clarify the definitions of a hull and deck in order to guard against “hull splashing”, which is a copycat process in which a mold from another manufacturer’s vessel hull is used to manufacture copies. Supporters of this bill believe that it will protect shipbuilder’s jobs and designs.