S. 1640 - Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2007

Intellectual property. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
Sponsor:
Patrick Leahy
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
Senate Vote: On Passage

PASSED by voice vote on October 4, 2007.

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Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2007

S. 1640 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)

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)
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Title
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.
Other Titles
  • Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2007
  • Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2007
  • Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2007
Sponsor
Patrick Leahy
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Intellectual property
  • Boats and boating
  • Copyright
  • Shipbuilding
  • Sports
  • Transportation
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced6/18/2007
Referred to Committee
Passed Senate10/04/2007
Bill History
ChamberMotionDateResult
currently selectedSenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.10/04/2007PASSED by voice vote
ActionDateDescription
Introduced6/18/2007
6/18/2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7815)
6/18/2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
10/04/2007Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report.
Put on a legislative calendar10/04/2007Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 404.
currently selectedSenate Vote on Passage10/04/2007Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Put on a legislative calendar10/04/2007Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
10/05/2007Message on Senate action sent to the House.
10/05/2007Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
10/05/2007Received in the House.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

Total contributions given to Senators from Ship building & repair, which…

supported this bill

Ship building & repair$360,985
$360,985

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Organizations that took a position on
Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2007: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

1 organization supported this bill

National Marine Manufacturers Association
(n.d.). Vessel Hull Design Protection Legislation Introduced. Retrieved n.d., from .

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office on day of vote, from Ship building & repair interest groups, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org

Contributions By Legislator

Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported
$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Akaka, DanielDHI$1,000$0
Alexander, LamarRTN$2,000$0
Allard, WayneRCO$0$0
Barrasso, JohnRWY$0$0
Baucus, MaxDMT$0$0
Bayh, EvanDIN$350$0
Bennett, RobertRUT$0$0
Biden, JosephDDE$0$0
Bingaman, JeffDNM$0$0
Bond, ChristopherRMO$0$0
Boxer, BarbaraDCA$8,250$0
Brown, SherrodDOH$0$0
Brownback, SamuelRKS$250$0
Bunning, JimRKY$0$0
Burr, RichardRNC$0$0
Byrd, RobertDWV$0$0
Cantwell, MariaDWA$7,650$0
Cardin, BenjaminDMD$0$0
Carper, ThomasDDE$0$0
Casey, RobertDPA$0$0
Chambliss, SaxbyRGA$3,050$0
Clinton, HillaryDNY$0$0
Coburn, ThomasROK$0$0
Cochran, ThadRMS$9,500$0
Coleman, NormRMN$0$0
Collins, SusanRME$1,000$0
Conrad, KentDND$0$0
Corker, BobRTN$13,000$0
Cornyn, JohnRTX$8,800$0
Craig, LarryRID$0$0
Crapo, MichaelRID$0$0
DeMint, JimRSC$19,000$0
Dodd, ChristopherDCT$0$0
Dole, ElizabethRNC$0$0
Domenici, PeteRNM$0$0
Dorgan, ByronDND$0$0
Durbin, RichardDIL$0$0
Ensign, JohnRNV$0$0
Enzi, MichaelRWY$0$0
Feingold, RussellDWI$0$0
Feinstein, DianneDCA$0$0
Graham, LindseyRSC$0$0
Grassley, CharlesRIA$0$0
Gregg, JuddRNH$2,500$0
Hagel, CharlesRNE$0$0
Harkin, ThomasDIA$0$0
Hatch, OrrinRUT$0$0
Hutchison, KayRTX$0$0
Inhofe, JamesROK$0$0
Inouye, DanielDHI$3,500$0
Isakson, JohnRGA$5,000$0
Johnson, TimDSD$0$0
Kennedy, EdwardDMA$0$0
Kerry, JohnDMA$0$0
Klobuchar, AmyDMN$1,000$0
Kohl, HerbertDWI$0$0
Kyl, JonRAZ$0$0
Landrieu, MaryDLA$20,400$0
Lautenberg, FrankDNJ$1,000$0
Leahy, PatrickDVT$0$0
Levin, CarlDMI$1,750$0
Lieberman, JosephICT$0$0
Lincoln, BlancheDAR$0$0
Lott, TrentRMS$15,000$0
Lugar, RichardRIN$0$0
Martinez, MelRFL$5,650$0
McCain, JohnRAZ$0$0
McCaskill, ClaireDMO$0$0
McConnell, MitchRKY$500$0
Menéndez, RobertDNJ$1,000$0
Mikulski, BarbaraDMD$0$0
Murkowski, LisaRAK$0$0
Murray, PattyDWA$34,685$0
Nelson, BenDNE$0$0
Nelson, BillDFL$16,000$0
Obama, BarackDIL$0$0
Pryor, MarkDAR$0$0
Reed, JohnDRI$1,000$0
Reid, HarryDNV$500$0
Roberts, PatRKS$0$0
Rockefeller, JohnDWV$3,000$0
Salazar, KenDCO$0$0
Sanders, BernardIVT$0$0
Schumer, CharlesDNY$1,000$0
Sessions, JeffersonRAL$14,800$0
Shelby, RichardRAL$33,500$0
Smith, GordonROR$15,100$0
Snowe, OlympiaRME$11,500$0
Specter, ArlenDPA$5,750$0
Stabenow, Debbie AnnDMI$0$0
Stevens, TedRAK$20,500$0
Sununu, JohnRNH$6,000$0
Tester, JonDMT$0$0
Thune, JohnRSD$1,650$0
Vitter, DavidRLA$58,550$0
Voinovich, GeorgeROH$1,000$0
Warner, JohnRVA$0$0
Webb, JimDVA$0$0
Whitehouse, SheldonDRI$2,300$0
Wyden, RonDOR$3,000$0

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NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported
$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Akaka, DanielDHI$1,000$0
Alexander, LamarRTN$2,000$0
Allard, WayneRCO$0$0
Barrasso, JohnRWY$0$0
Baucus, MaxDMT$0$0
Bayh, EvanDIN$350$0
Bennett, RobertRUT$0$0
Biden, JosephDDE$0$0
Bingaman, JeffDNM$0$0
Bond, ChristopherRMO$0$0
Boxer, BarbaraDCA$8,250$0
Brown, SherrodDOH$0$0
Brownback, SamuelRKS$250$0
Bunning, JimRKY$0$0
Burr, RichardRNC$0$0
Byrd, RobertDWV$0$0
Cantwell, MariaDWA$7,650$0
Cardin, BenjaminDMD$0$0
Carper, ThomasDDE$0$0
Casey, RobertDPA$0$0
Chambliss, SaxbyRGA$3,050$0
Clinton, HillaryDNY$0$0
Coburn, ThomasROK$0$0
Cochran, ThadRMS$9,500$0
Coleman, NormRMN$0$0
Collins, SusanRME$1,000$0
Conrad, KentDND$0$0
Corker, BobRTN$13,000$0
Cornyn, JohnRTX$8,800$0
Craig, LarryRID$0$0
Crapo, MichaelRID$0$0
DeMint, JimRSC$19,000$0
Dodd, ChristopherDCT$0$0
Dole, ElizabethRNC$0$0
Domenici, PeteRNM$0$0
Dorgan, ByronDND$0$0
Durbin, RichardDIL$0$0
Ensign, JohnRNV$0$0
Enzi, MichaelRWY$0$0
Feingold, RussellDWI$0$0
Feinstein, DianneDCA$0$0
Graham, LindseyRSC$0$0
Grassley, CharlesRIA$0$0
Gregg, JuddRNH$2,500$0
Hagel, CharlesRNE$0$0
Harkin, ThomasDIA$0$0
Hatch, OrrinRUT$0$0
Hutchison, KayRTX$0$0
Inhofe, JamesROK$0$0
Inouye, DanielDHI$3,500$0
Isakson, JohnRGA$5,000$0
Johnson, TimDSD$0$0
Kennedy, EdwardDMA$0$0
Kerry, JohnDMA$0$0
Klobuchar, AmyDMN$1,000$0
Kohl, HerbertDWI$0$0
Kyl, JonRAZ$0$0
Landrieu, MaryDLA$20,400$0
Lautenberg, FrankDNJ$1,000$0
Leahy, PatrickDVT$0$0
Levin, CarlDMI$1,750$0
Lieberman, JosephICT$0$0
Lincoln, BlancheDAR$0$0
Lott, TrentRMS$15,000$0
Lugar, RichardRIN$0$0
Martinez, MelRFL$5,650$0
McCain, JohnRAZ$0$0
McCaskill, ClaireDMO$0$0
McConnell, MitchRKY$500$0
Menéndez, RobertDNJ$1,000$0
Mikulski, BarbaraDMD$0$0
Murkowski, LisaRAK$0$0
Murray, PattyDWA$34,685$0
Nelson, BenDNE$0$0
Nelson, BillDFL$16,000$0
Obama, BarackDIL$0$0
Pryor, MarkDAR$0$0
Reed, JohnDRI$1,000$0
Reid, HarryDNV$500$0
Roberts, PatRKS$0$0
Rockefeller, JohnDWV$3,000$0
Salazar, KenDCO$0$0
Sanders, BernardIVT$0$0
Schumer, CharlesDNY$1,000$0
Sessions, JeffersonRAL$14,800$0
Shelby, RichardRAL$33,500$0
Smith, GordonROR$15,100$0
Snowe, OlympiaRME$11,500$0
Specter, ArlenDPA$5,750$0
Stabenow, Debbie AnnDMI$0$0
Stevens, TedRAK$20,500$0
Sununu, JohnRNH$6,000$0
Tester, JonDMT$0$0
Thune, JohnRSD$1,650$0
Vitter, DavidRLA$58,550$0
Voinovich, GeorgeROH$1,000$0
Warner, JohnRVA$0$0
Webb, JimDVA$0$0
Whitehouse, SheldonDRI$2,300$0
Wyden, RonDOR$3,000$0

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Ship building & repair$360,985

Interest Groups that opposed this bill

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