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S. 1957 - Design Piracy Prohibition Act

Intellectual property. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide protection for fashion design. (by CRS) 
Status:
The bill has been introduced. 
There have been no votes on this bill.

Design Piracy Prohibition Act

S. 1957 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary
A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide protection for fashion design. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide protection for fashion design.
Other Titles
  • Design Piracy Prohibition Act
Sponsor
Charles Schumer
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Intellectual property
  • Business
  • Clothing
  • Copyright
  • Damages
  • Eyeglasses
  • Law
  • Liability (Law)
  • Shoe industry
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced8/02/2007
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced8/02/2007
8/02/2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus
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Contributions

  1. January - February 2003 For $0 Against $26,500
  2. March - April 2003 For $0 Against $30,650
  3. May - June 2003 For $0 Against $47,200
  4. July - August 2003 For $0 Against $23,750
  5. September - October 2003 For $0 Against $13,950
  6. November - December 2003 For $0 Against $10,750
  7. January - February 2004 For $0 Against $6,000
  8. March - April 2004 For $0 Against $18,570
  9. May - June 2004 For $0 Against $32,250
  10. July - August 2004 For $0 Against $17,500
  11. September - October 2004 For $0 Against $33,700
  12. November - December 2004 For $0 Against $14,000
  13. January - February 2005 For $0 Against $6,000
  14. March - April 2005 For $0 Against $42,450
  15. May - June 2005 For $0 Against $12,700
  16. July - August 2005 For $0 Against $41,200
  17. September - October 2005 For $0 Against $26,650
  18. November - December 2005 For $0 Against $31,049
  19. January - February 2006 For $0 Against $18,200
  20. March - April 2006 For $0 Against $10,850
  21. May - June 2006 For $0 Against $23,430
  22. July - August 2006 For $0 Against $14,600
  23. September - October 2006 For $0 Against $35,600
  24. November - December 2006 For $0 Against $12,900
  25. January - February 2007 For $0 Against $29,300
  26. March - April 2007 For $0 Against $39,748
  27. May - June 2007 For $0 Against $44,150
  28. July - August 2007 For $0 Against $12,850
  29. September - October 2007 For $0 Against $45,000
  30. November - December 2007 For $0 Against $12,050
  31. January - February 2008 For $0 Against $19,400
  32. March - April 2008 For $0 Against $29,600
  33. May - June 2008 For $0 Against $18,150
  34. July - August 2008 For $0 Against $29,750
  35. September - October 2008 For $0 Against $29,000
  36. November - December 2008 For $0 Against $5,900

Votes

    1 Organization Supported and 1 Opposed; See Which Ones
    1 Organization Supported and 1 Opposed; See Which Ones

    Organizations that took a position on
    Design Piracy Prohibition Act

    1 organization supported this bill

    Council of Fashion Designers of America
    (n.d.). CFDA APPLAUDS DESIGN PROHIBITION ACT 08/8/2007. Retrieved n.d., from .

    1 organization opposed this bill

    American Apparel and Footwear Association
    (n.d.). Letter of Oppostion to Members of Congress. Retrieved n.d., from .

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    Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 110th U.S. Congress, from Apparel & accessory stores interest groups, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
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    Contributions by Legislator

    Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported    		$ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Daniel K. AkakaDHI$0$0
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$0$6,100
    Alan Wayne AllardRCO$0$1,000
    John BarrassoRWY$0$0
    Max BaucusDMT$0$35,700
    Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$0$32,400
    Bob BennettRUT$0$3,900
    Joe BidenDDE$0$13,000
    Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$0$5,000
    Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$0$13,200
    Barbara BoxerDCA$0$19,450
    Sherrod BrownDOH$0$6,600
    Sam BrownbackRKS$0$5,500
    Jim BunningRKY$0$0
    Richard BurrRNC$0$16,250
    Robert ByrdDWV$0$1,000
    Maria CantwellDWA$0$5,833
    Ben CardinDMD$0$2,500
    Tom CarperDDE$0$6,000
    Bob CaseyDPA$0$9,000
    Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$0$5,600
    Hillary ClintonDNY$0$77,550
    Tom CoburnROK$0$0
    William Thad CochranRMS$0$0
    Norm ColemanRMN$0$30,950
    Susan CollinsRME$0$23,450
    Gaylord Kent ConradDND$0$0
    Bob CorkerRTN$0$2,200
    John CornynRTX$0$21,250
    Larry CraigRID$0$0
    Mike CrapoRID$0$0
    Jim DeMintRSC$0$12,100
    Chris DoddDCT$0$12,800
    Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$0$1,000
    Pete DomeniciRNM$0$0
    Byron DorganDND$0$1,000
    Dick DurbinDIL$0$1,500
    John EnsignRNV$0$6,000
    Mike EnziRWY$0$0
    Russ FeingoldDWI$0$1,250
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$0$41,433
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$0$26,300
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$0$9,000
    Judd GreggRNH$0$0
    Chuck HagelRNE$0$3,300
    Tom HarkinDIA$0$9,900
    Orrin HatchRUT$0$19,180
    Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$0$500
    Jim InhofeROK$0$3,000
    Dan InouyeDHI$0$3,000
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$11,000
    Tim JohnsonDSD$0$0
    Ted KennedyDMA$0$250
    John KerryDMA$0$0
    Amy KlobucharDMN$0$2,500
    Herb KohlDWI$0$0
    Jon KylRAZ$0$5,000
    Mary LandrieuDLA$0$5,000
    Frank LautenbergDNJ$0$3,800
    Patrick LeahyDVT$0$3,500
    Carl LevinDMI$0$5,600
    Joe LiebermanICT$0$31,600
    Blanche LincolnDAR$0$2,000
    Chester Trent LottRMS$0$2,100
    Dick LugarRIN$0$3,500
    Mel MartinezRFL$0$3,000
    John McCainRAZ$0$1,000
    Claire McCaskillDMO$0$1,500
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$0$23,900
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$0$8,500
    Barbara MikulskiDMD$0$10,048
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$0$0
    Patty MurrayDWA$0$8,000
    Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$0$9,350
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$0$25,250
    Barack ObamaDIL$0$5,000
    Mark PryorDAR$0$3,500
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$0$1,000
    Harry ReidDNV$0$750
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$6,500
    John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$0$4,600
    Ken SalazarDCO$0$7,250
    Bernie SandersIVT$0$600
    Chuck SchumerDNY$0$13,050
    Jeff SessionsRAL$0$0
    Richard ShelbyRAL$0$9,000
    Gordon SmithROR$0$19,200
    Olympia SnoweRME$0$0
    Arlen SpecterDPA$0$57,650
    Debbie StabenowDMI$0$5,333
    Ted StevensRAK$0$0
    John SununuRNH$0$12,100
    Jon TesterDMT$0$1,500
    John ThuneRSD$0$7,620
    David VitterRLA$0$0
    George VoinovichROH$0$39,100
    John WarnerRVA$0$0
    Jim WebbDVA$0$250
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$0$3,250
    Ron WydenDOR$0$7,000

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    		NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported    		$ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    		Daniel K. AkakaDHI$0$0
    		Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$0$6,100
    		Alan Wayne AllardRCO$0$1,000
    		John BarrassoRWY$0$0
    		Max BaucusDMT$0$35,700
    		Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$0$32,400
    		Bob BennettRUT$0$3,900
    		Joe BidenDDE$0$13,000
    		Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$0$5,000
    		Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$0$13,200
    		Barbara BoxerDCA$0$19,450
    		Sherrod BrownDOH$0$6,600
    		Sam BrownbackRKS$0$5,500
    		Jim BunningRKY$0$0
    		Richard BurrRNC$0$16,250
    		Robert ByrdDWV$0$1,000
    		Maria CantwellDWA$0$5,833
    		Ben CardinDMD$0$2,500
    		Tom CarperDDE$0$6,000
    		Bob CaseyDPA$0$9,000
    		Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$0$5,600
    		Hillary ClintonDNY$0$77,550
    		Tom CoburnROK$0$0
    		William Thad CochranRMS$0$0
    		Norm ColemanRMN$0$30,950
    		Susan CollinsRME$0$23,450
    		Gaylord Kent ConradDND$0$0
    		Bob CorkerRTN$0$2,200
    		John CornynRTX$0$21,250
    		Larry CraigRID$0$0
    		Mike CrapoRID$0$0
    		Jim DeMintRSC$0$12,100
    		Chris DoddDCT$0$12,800
    		Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$0$1,000
    		Pete DomeniciRNM$0$0
    		Byron DorganDND$0$1,000
    		Dick DurbinDIL$0$1,500
    		John EnsignRNV$0$6,000
    		Mike EnziRWY$0$0
    		Russ FeingoldDWI$0$1,250
    		Dianne FeinsteinDCA$0$41,433
    		Lindsey GrahamRSC$0$26,300
    		Chuck GrassleyRIA$0$9,000
    		Judd GreggRNH$0$0
    		Chuck HagelRNE$0$3,300
    		Tom HarkinDIA$0$9,900
    		Orrin HatchRUT$0$19,180
    		Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$0$500
    		Jim InhofeROK$0$3,000
    		Dan InouyeDHI$0$3,000
    		Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$11,000
    		Tim JohnsonDSD$0$0
    		Ted KennedyDMA$0$250
    		John KerryDMA$0$0
    		Amy KlobucharDMN$0$2,500
    		Herb KohlDWI$0$0
    		Jon KylRAZ$0$5,000
    		Mary LandrieuDLA$0$5,000
    		Frank LautenbergDNJ$0$3,800
    		Patrick LeahyDVT$0$3,500
    		Carl LevinDMI$0$5,600
    		Joe LiebermanICT$0$31,600
    		Blanche LincolnDAR$0$2,000
    		Chester Trent LottRMS$0$2,100
    		Dick LugarRIN$0$3,500
    		Mel MartinezRFL$0$3,000
    		John McCainRAZ$0$1,000
    		Claire McCaskillDMO$0$1,500
    		Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$0$23,900
    		Bob MenéndezDNJ$0$8,500
    		Barbara MikulskiDMD$0$10,048
    		Lisa MurkowskiRAK$0$0
    		Patty MurrayDWA$0$8,000
    		Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$0$9,350
    		Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$0$25,250
    		Barack ObamaDIL$0$5,000
    		Mark PryorDAR$0$3,500
    		John "Jack" ReedDRI$0$1,000
    		Harry ReidDNV$0$750
    		Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$6,500
    		John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$0$4,600
    		Ken SalazarDCO$0$7,250
    		Bernie SandersIVT$0$600
    		Chuck SchumerDNY$0$13,050
    		Jeff SessionsRAL$0$0
    		Richard ShelbyRAL$0$9,000
    		Gordon SmithROR$0$19,200
    		Olympia SnoweRME$0$0
    		Arlen SpecterDPA$0$57,650
    		Debbie StabenowDMI$0$5,333
    		Ted StevensRAK$0$0
    		John SununuRNH$0$12,100
    		Jon TesterDMT$0$1,500
    		John ThuneRSD$0$7,620
    		David VitterRLA$0$0
    		George VoinovichROH$0$39,100
    		John WarnerRVA$0$0
    		Jim WebbDVA$0$250
    		Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$0$3,250
    		Ron WydenDOR$0$7,000

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    		Apparel & accessory stores$865,347
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