S. 3325 - Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Act of 2008

Intellectual property. 110^th Congress (2007-2008)

Sponsor:: Patrick Leahy
Summary:: A bill to enhance remedies for violations of intellectual property laws, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
Status:: The bill has become law.
Amendments:: 1 proposed amendment. 1 accepted. View amendments

Senate Vote: On Passage

PASSED by voice vote on September 26, 2008.

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Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Act of 2008

S. 3325 — 110^th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary

A bill to enhance remedies for violations of intellectual property laws, and for other purposes. (by CRS)

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Title

A bill to enhance remedies for violations of intellectual property laws, and for other purposes.

Other Titles

Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Act of 2008
Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008
Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Act of 2008
Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008
Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008

Sponsor

Patrick Leahy

Co-Sponsors

Subjects

Intellectual property
Actions and defenses
Budgets
Business
Business intelligence
Compensation for victims of crime
Computer crimes
Computer software
Congress
Congressional investigations
Congressional reporting requirements
Copyright
Counterfeiting
Criminal investigation
Criminal justice
Criminal statistics
Damages
Department of Justice
Executive departments
Executive reorganization
Export controls
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Federal advisory bodies
Federal aid to law enforcement
Federal law enforcement officers
Foreign policy
Forfeiture
Government employees
Humanities
International affairs
Internet
Larceny
Law
Law enforcement officers
Motion pictures
Organized crime
Presidential appointments
Presidents
Prosecution
Recruiting of employees
Restrictive trade practices
Sound recording and reproducing
Strategic planning
Technology
Telecommunication
Terrorism
Trade
Trade secrets
Trademarks
Video tape recording

Related Bills

Major Actions

Introduced	7/24/2008
Referred to Committee
Amendments (1 proposed)
Passed Senate	9/26/2008
Passed House	9/28/2008
Signed by President	10/13/2008

Bill History

All Votes
All Actions
Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
currently selected	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.	9/26/2008	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 5655 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.	9/26/2008	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On Passage - House - S 3325 - Under Suspension of the Rules	9/28/2008	This bill PASSED the House 381 voted YES 41 voted NO 11 voted present/not voting

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	7/24/2008
		7/24/2008	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7280-7281)
		7/24/2008	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
	Put on a legislative calendar	9/11/2008	Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
		9/15/2008	Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with amendments. Without written report.
	Put on a legislative calendar	9/15/2008	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 964.
		9/26/2008	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
		9/26/2008	The committee amendments were withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.
currently selected	Senate Vote on Passage	9/26/2008	Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
		9/26/2008	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
		9/26/2008	Amendment SA 5655 proposed by Senator Leahy.
select this vote	Vote	9/26/2008	Amendment SA 5655 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
		9/26/2008	Received in the House.
		9/26/2008	Held at the desk.
		9/27/2008	Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
		9/27/2008	Considered under suspension of the rules.
		9/27/2008	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3325.
		9/27/2008	At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Conyers objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
	Presented to President	9/28/2008	Cleared for White House.
		9/28/2008	Considered as unfinished business.
select this vote	House Vote on Passage	9/28/2008	On Passage - House - S 3325 - Under Suspension of the Rules
	Presented to President	10/02/2008	Presented to President.
	Signed	10/13/2008	Signed by President.
	Enacted	10/13/2008	Became Public Law No: 110-403.

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status
select this vote	S. Amdt. 5655	Leahy, Patrick [D-VT]	September 26, 2008	Passed by voice vote on September 25, 2008.
	In the nature of a substitute. Show amendment details

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Sponsor

Date Offered

Status

select this vote

S. Amdt. 5655

Leahy, Patrick [D-VT]

September 26, 2008

Passed by voice vote on September 25, 2008.

In the nature of a substitute.

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Total contributions given to Senators within 30 days of the vote "Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent." from interest groups that…

supported this bill

Computer software

Motion Picture production & distribution

Chambers of commerce

Manufacturing

opposed this bill

Museums, art galleries, libraries, etc.

Consumer groups

Contributor	Interest group	Amount	Date	Senate member	Party	State	Vote
Alexander, Dick R	Computer software	$1,500	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Badshah, Akhtar	Computer software	$500	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Baer, Thomas H	Motion Picture production & distribution	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Barad, Thomas K	Motion Picture production & distribution	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Blank, Matthew C	Motion Picture production & distribution	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Broch, Lawrence	Motion Picture production & distribution	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Buckley, Maurice a	Chambers of commerce	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Chan, Winston	Computer software	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Chase, Caley	Motion Picture production & distribution	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Chase, Chevy	Motion Picture production & distribution	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Chase, Cydney	Motion Picture production & distribution	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Chase, Jayni	Motion Picture production & distribution	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Chaudary, Rashid a	Computer software	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Chaudary, Samia	Computer software	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Chernin, Peter	Motion Picture production & distribution	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Curren, Dennis P	Motion Picture production & distribution	$250	8/28/08	Mary Landrieu	D	LA	Yes
Desai, Samir a	Computer software	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Edwards, Kimberly	Computer software	$2,300	8/28/08	Orrin Hatch	R	UT	Yes
Francis, Michelle V	Motion Picture production & distribution	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Glasser, Michele	Computer software	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Glickman, Daniel R	Motion Picture production & distribution	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Glickman, Rhoda J	Motion Picture production & distribution	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Greenblatt, Robert	Motion Picture production & distribution	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Greene, Diane B	Computer software	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Hellman, Marco W	Computer software	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Hughes, Kent H	Museums, art galleries, libraries, etc.	$200	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Jackino, Michelle	Motion Picture production & distribution	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Krumholtz, E J	Computer software	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Liao, Lexiang	Computer software	$250	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Macdonald, Deborah	Museums, art galleries, libraries, etc.	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Milwe, Beatrice	Motion Picture production & distribution	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Nash, Miranda	Computer software	$390	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Nelson, Zachary a	Computer software	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Newman, Paul	Motion Picture production & distribution	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
O'connor, David	Motion Picture production & distribution	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Orr, Susan	Computer software	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Parchem, John	Computer software	$1,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Patricof, James D	Motion Picture production & distribution	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Phillips, Charles E	Computer software	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Phillips, Karen C	Computer software	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Pohlad, William M	Motion Picture production & distribution	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Raikes, Jeffrey S	Computer software	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Reiner, Michele S	Motion Picture production & distribution	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Reiner, Robert	Motion Picture production & distribution	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Rich, Gerry	Motion Picture production & distribution	$250	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Roberts, Robert L	Museums, art galleries, libraries, etc.	$1,000	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Rosenblum, Mendel	Computer software	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Rosenthal, Jane L	Motion Picture production & distribution	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Sethi, Maninder S	Manufacturing	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Shah, Ramesh V	Manufacturing	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Snapp, Mary	Computer software	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Snider, Stacey	Motion Picture production & distribution	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Streisand, Barbra	Motion Picture production & distribution	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Synenki, Megan	Computer software	$790	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Tran, Hung	Computer software	$1,080	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Weinstein, Harvey	Motion Picture production & distribution	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Woodward, Joanne	Motion Picture production & distribution	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Zitzwitz, Barbara	Museums, art galleries, libraries, etc.	$2,300	8/28/08	Hillary Clinton	D	NY	Yes
Burns, Michael	Motion Picture production & distribution	$2,300	8/29/08	Susan Collins	R	ME	Yes
Fox, Sam	Manufacturing	$1,000	8/29/08	John Sununu	R	NH	Yes
House, Gary a Mr	Chambers of commerce	$250	8/29/08	Elizabeth Dole	R	NC	Yes
Loon, Douglas	Chambers of commerce	$250	8/29/08	Norm Coleman	R	MN	Yes
Bross, Richard	Computer software	$250	8/30/08	John Sununu	R	NH	Yes
Fox, Gregory a	Manufacturing	$1,000	8/30/08	John Sununu	R	NH	Yes
Sontag, David	Motion Picture production & distribution	$500	9/2/08	Jeff Bingaman	D	NM	Yes
Heidelberg-Yopp, Tanya	Computer software	$500	9/3/08	Carl Levin	D	MI	Yes
Cecchi, Willard	Computer software	$200	9/4/08	Norm Coleman	R	MN	Yes
Ramis, Harold	Motion Picture production & distribution	$250	9/4/08	Richard Durbin	D	IL	Yes
Sap America	Computer software	$1,000	9/4/08	Carl Levin	D	MI	Yes
Ventimiglia, Donna J	Computer software	$500	9/4/08	Carl Levin	D	MI	Yes
Hill, Nathan L	Chambers of commerce	$1,000	9/5/08	Jefferson Sessions	R	AL	Yes
Us Chamber of Commerce	Chambers of commerce	$1,000	9/5/08	Lamar Alexander	R	TN	Yes
Keating, Martin	Computer software	$500	9/6/08	James Inhofe	R	OK	Yes
Bohnen, Teresa	Chambers of commerce	$250	9/8/08	Norm Coleman	R	MN	Yes
Buonanno, Linda	Museums, art galleries, libraries, etc.	$2,300	9/8/08	Christopher Dodd	D	CT	Yes
Cowsill, Kevin	Computer software	$500	9/8/08	Carl Levin	D	MI	Yes
Glickman, Daniel R	Motion Picture production & distribution	$1,000	9/8/08	John Rockefeller	D	WV	Yes
Mcgrath, Kathleen a	Motion Picture production & distribution	$2,300	9/8/08	John Kerry	D	MA	Yes
Mcgrath, Kathleen a	Motion Picture production & distribution	$2,300	9/8/08	John Kerry	D	MA	Yes
Mcguffie, James	Computer software	$500	9/8/08	Carl Levin	D	MI	Yes
Meyer, Ronald	Motion Picture production & distribution	$2,100	9/8/08	Christopher Dodd	D	CT	Yes
Newman, Paul	Motion Picture production & distribution	$2,300	9/8/08	Christopher Dodd	D	CT	Yes
Starr, Denise a	Computer software	$2,000	9/8/08	Carl Levin	D	MI	Yes
Walker, Douglas Mr	Computer software	$1,000	9/8/08	Maria Cantwell	D	WA	Yes
Woodward, Joanne	Motion Picture production & distribution	$2,300	9/8/08	Christopher Dodd	D	CT	Yes
Brille, Leslie S	Computer software	$2,300	9/9/08	John Sununu	R	NH	Yes
Lowry, Loni M	Computer software	$200	9/9/08	Gordon Smith	R	OR	Yes
Kassan, Adam	Motion Picture production & distribution	$250	9/10/08	Barbara Boxer	D	CA	Yes
Microsoft Corp	Computer software	$5,000	9/10/08	John Kerry	D	MA	Yes
Paul, Robert	Computer software	$1,000	9/10/08	Carl Levin	D	MI	Yes
Microsoft Corp	Computer software	$5,000	9/11/08	Norm Coleman	R	MN	Yes
Microsoft Corp	Computer software	$2,500	9/11/08	Lamar Alexander	R	TN	Yes
Microsoft Corp	Computer software	$2,000	9/11/08	Charles Grassley	R	IA	Yes
Microsoft Corp	Computer software	$1,000	9/11/08	John Barrasso	R	WY	Yes
Microsoft Corp	Computer software	$1,000	9/11/08	John Barrasso	R	WY	Yes
Microsoft Corp	Computer software	$1,000	9/11/08	Orrin Hatch	R	UT	Yes
Jackson, Paul a	Motion Picture production & distribution	$250	9/12/08	Ted Stevens	R	AK	Yes
Rodenbeck, Gary	Computer software	$250	9/12/08	Gordon Smith	R	OR	Yes
Mcconnell, Bruce	Computer software	$500	9/14/08	John Sununu	R	NH	Yes
Antosh, Jim	Manufacturing	$500	9/15/08	James Inhofe	R	OK	Yes
Microsoft Corp	Computer software	$2,000	9/15/08	Mary Landrieu	D	LA	Yes
Oracle Corp	Computer software	$1,000	9/15/08	Byron Dorgan	D	ND	Yes
Oracle Corp	Computer software	$1,000	9/15/08	John Sununu	R	NH	Yes
Oracle Corp	Computer software	$1,000	9/15/08	Sheldon Whitehouse	D	RI	Yes
Perdue, David	Computer software	$500	9/15/08	Lamar Alexander	R	TN	Yes
Collamore, Thomas	Chambers of commerce	$500	9/16/08	Lamar Alexander	R	TN	Yes
James, Pell	Motion Picture production & distribution	$2,300	9/16/08	Susan Collins	R	ME	Yes
Lynne, Ninah	Motion Picture production & distribution	$1,000	9/16/08	Frank Lautenberg	D	NJ	Yes
Hall, Jennifer	Computer software	$250	9/17/08	Roger Wicker	R	MS	Yes
Rice, Kent	Motion Picture production & distribution	$500	9/17/08	Frank Lautenberg	D	NJ	Yes
Roberts, Justine	Museums, art galleries, libraries, etc.	$200	9/17/08	Barbara Boxer	D	CA	Yes
Sap America	Computer software	$5,000	9/17/08	Orrin Hatch	R	UT	Yes
Sap America	Computer software	$500	9/17/08	Roger Wicker	R	MS	Yes
Sony Pictures Entertainment	Motion Picture production & distribution	$2,000	9/18/08	Gordon Smith	R	OR	Yes
Feltheimer, Jon	Motion Picture production & distribution	$1,000	9/22/08	Susan Collins	R	ME	Yes
Fields, Joel	Motion Picture production & distribution	$500	9/22/08	Barbara Boxer	D	CA	Yes
Hall, Jennifer	Computer software	$250	9/22/08	Roger Wicker	R	MS	Yes
Goodman, Lawrence	Computer software	$1,000	9/23/08	Thomas Harkin	D	IA	Yes
Lane, Patrick	Motion Picture production & distribution	$500	9/23/08	John Sununu	R	NH	Yes
Entertainment Software Assn	Computer software	$1,000	9/24/08	Gordon Smith	R	OR	Yes
Microsoft Corp	Computer software	$5,000	9/24/08	Robert Menéndez	D	NJ	Yes
Oracle Corp	Computer software	$2,500	9/24/08	Robert Menéndez	D	NJ	Yes
Oracle Corp	Computer software	$2,000	9/24/08	Saxby Chambliss	R	GA	Yes
Orr, Susan	Computer software	$2,300	9/24/08	Mary Landrieu	D	LA	Yes
Us Chamber of Commerce	Chambers of commerce	$5,000	9/24/08	Roger Wicker	R	MS	Yes
Us Chamber of Commerce	Chambers of commerce	$4,000	9/24/08	Mitch McConnell	R	KY	Yes
Business Software Alliance	Computer software	$1,000	9/25/08	Patrick Leahy	D	VT	Yes
Chase, Chevy	Motion Picture production & distribution	$2,300	9/25/08	Barbara Boxer	D	CA	Yes
Chase, Jayni	Motion Picture production & distribution	$2,300	9/25/08	Barbara Boxer	D	CA	Yes
Haynes, Thomas L	Manufacturing	$350	9/25/08	Debbie Ann Stabenow	D	MI	Yes
Howay, Debra S	Manufacturing	$400	9/25/08	Debbie Ann Stabenow	D	MI	Yes
Kao, Min H	Computer software	$2,000	9/25/08	Pat Roberts	R	KS	Yes
Mehta, Manish	Manufacturing	$500	9/25/08	Debbie Ann Stabenow	D	MI	Yes
Rosenthal, Jane	Motion Picture production & distribution	$250	9/25/08	Barbara Boxer	D	CA	Yes
Coffey, Peter J	Museums, art galleries, libraries, etc.	$250	9/26/08	Richard Durbin	D	IL	Yes
Pisano, Jane G	Museums, art galleries, libraries, etc.	$500	9/28/08	Barbara Boxer	D	CA	Yes
Sony Pictures Entertainment	Motion Picture production & distribution	$1,000	9/29/08	Mary Landrieu	D	LA	Yes
Sony Pictures Entertainment	Motion Picture production & distribution	$-1,000	9/29/08	Mary Landrieu	D	LA	Yes
Gronfield, Ross	Computer software	$200	9/30/08	Norm Coleman	R	MN	Yes
Hartley, Nedenia H	Motion Picture production & distribution	$1,000	9/30/08	John Thune	R	SD	Yes
Ingle, R E	Computer software	$1,000	9/30/08	Mitch McConnell	R	KY	Yes
Krumholtz, E J	Computer software	$1,000	9/30/08	Gordon Smith	R	OR	Yes
Mcwrightman, Lon	Computer software	$500	9/30/08	Gordon Smith	R	OR	Yes
Oracle Corp	Computer software	$2,500	9/30/08	Susan Collins	R	ME	Yes
Hartley, Nedenia	Motion Picture production & distribution	$250	10/1/08	John Sununu	R	NH	Yes
Meyer, Toni T	Manufacturing	$300	10/2/08	Mary Landrieu	D	LA	Yes
Meyer, Toni T	Manufacturing	$200	10/2/08	Mary Landrieu	D	LA	Yes
Schroeder, Louis C Mr	Computer software	$1,000	10/2/08	Elizabeth Dole	R	NC	Yes
Microsoft Corp	Computer software	$-1,000	10/4/08	John Sununu	R	NH	Yes
Microsoft Corp	Computer software	$-1,500	10/4/08	John Sununu	R	NH	Yes
Meyer, Toni T	Manufacturing	$400	10/6/08	Mary Landrieu	D	LA	Yes
North, Robert	Computer software	$250	10/6/08	Norm Coleman	R	MN	Yes
Rosenthal, Jane L	Motion Picture production & distribution	$500	10/6/08	Mary Landrieu	D	LA	Yes
Sony Pictures Entertainment	Motion Picture production & distribution	$1,000	10/6/08	Sherrod Brown	D	OH	Yes
Chapman, Jefferson	Museums, art galleries, libraries, etc.	$250	10/7/08	Lamar Alexander	R	TN	Yes
Guidera, Bill	Motion Picture production & distribution	$1,000	10/7/08	Norm Coleman	R	MN	Yes
Mcconnell, Bruce	Computer software	$500	10/7/08	John Sununu	R	NH	Yes
Dempsey, Mary	Museums, art galleries, libraries, etc.	$2,300	10/8/08	Richard Durbin	D	IL	Yes
Microsoft Corp	Computer software	$2,500	10/8/08	Michael Enzi	R	WY	Yes
Freund, Dan	Computer software	$250	10/9/08	John Sununu	R	NH	Yes
Motion Picture Assn of America	Motion Picture production & distribution	$2,000	10/9/08	Gordon Smith	R	OR	Yes
Sample, William	Computer software	$1,000	10/9/08	Gordon Smith	R	OR	Yes
Michel, Charles	Manufacturing	$1,000	10/10/08	Norm Coleman	R	MN	Yes
Hartley, Nedenia Ms	Motion Picture production & distribution	$1,000	10/13/08	Elizabeth Dole	R	NC	Yes
Intuit Inc	Computer software	$2,000	10/13/08	Harry Reid	D	NV	Yes
Intuit Inc	Computer software	$1,000	10/13/08	John Sununu	R	NH	Yes
Intuit Inc	Computer software	$1,000	10/13/08	Norm Coleman	R	MN	Yes
Intuit Inc	Computer software	$1,000	10/13/08	Pat Roberts	R	KS	Yes
Intuit Inc	Computer software	$1,000	10/13/08	Richard Durbin	D	IL	Yes
Barnard, Virgil Iii	Computer software	$500	10/14/08	Mitch McConnell	R	KY	Yes
Intergraph Corp	Computer software	$1,000	10/14/08	Saxby Chambliss	R	GA	Yes
Robinson, Irvin R	Manufacturing	$1,000	10/14/08	Pat Roberts	R	KS	Yes
Schifman, Edward J	Computer software	$500	10/14/08	Pat Roberts	R	KS	Yes
Goldman, Douglas	Computer software	$300	10/15/08	Mary Landrieu	D	LA	Yes
Goldman, Lisa	Computer software	$300	10/15/08	Mary Landrieu	D	LA	Yes
Kelley, Anne M	Computer software	$250	10/15/08	Gordon Smith	R	OR	Yes
Lowry, Loni M	Computer software	$500	10/15/08	Gordon Smith	R	OR	Yes
Lucas, David V	Computer software	$500	10/15/08	Saxby Chambliss	R	GA	Yes
Rutkowski, James	Manufacturing	$500	10/15/08	Arlen Specter	D	PA	Yes
Tennant, Otto	Computer software	$250	10/15/08	Norm Coleman	R	MN	Yes
Microsoft Corp	Computer software	$2,500	10/16/08	John Rockefeller	D	WV	Yes
Microsoft Corp	Computer software	$2,000	10/16/08	Tim Johnson	D	SD	Yes
Smith, Bradford	Computer software	$1,000	10/16/08	Gordon Smith	R	OR	Yes
Morgan, Ted	Computer software	$500	10/17/08	John Rockefeller	D	WV	Yes
Intuit Inc	Computer software	$1,000	10/20/08	Saxby Chambliss	R	GA	Yes
Microsoft Corp	Computer software	$2,500	10/21/08	Claire McCaskill	D	MO	Yes
Microsoft Corp	Computer software	$2,500	10/21/08	Richard Durbin	D	IL	Yes
Microsoft Corp	Computer software	$1,000	10/21/08	Barbara Boxer	D	CA	Yes
Microsoft Corp	Computer software	$1,000	10/21/08	Blanche Lincoln	D	AR	Yes
Microsoft Corp	Computer software	$500	10/21/08	John Rockefeller	D	WV	Yes
Ramis, Harold	Motion Picture production & distribution	$500	10/21/08	Richard Durbin	D	IL	Yes
Dangermond, Laura	Computer software	$1,400	10/22/08	Joseph Biden	D	DE	Yes
Law, Steven J	Chambers of commerce	$1,000	10/22/08	Mitch McConnell	R	KY	Yes
Oracle Corp	Computer software	$3,000	10/22/08	Mitch McConnell	R	KY	Yes
Radiance Technologies	Computer software	$1,000	10/22/08	Saxby Chambliss	R	GA	Yes
Edenfield, James	Computer software	$1,000	10/23/08	Saxby Chambliss	R	GA	Yes
Liddell, Robert	Computer software	$500	10/23/08	Norm Coleman	R	MN	Yes
Mcconnell, Bruce	Computer software	$250	10/23/08	John Sununu	R	NH	Yes
Irwin, John	Museums, art galleries, libraries, etc.	$250	10/24/08	Lamar Alexander	R	TN	Yes
Mueller, Gordon N	Museums, art galleries, libraries, etc.	$250	10/24/08	Mary Landrieu	D	LA	Yes
Hieronymus, Kristen	Computer software	$250	10/26/08	John Cornyn	R	TX	Yes

9 Organizations Supported and 12 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

9 organizations supported this bill

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Business Software Alliance: (n.d.). BSA Welcomes New Baucus-Hatch IP Bill. Retrieved n.d., from .
Copyright Alliance: (n.d.). Congress Supporting Copyright in a Free Market. Retrieved n.d., from .
Motion Picture Association of America: (n.d.). STATEMENT FROM MPAA CHAIRMAN GLICKMAN LAUDING IP ENFORCEMENT BILL PASSAGE THROUGH SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. Retrieved n.d., from .
National Association of Manufacturers: (n.d.). NAM APPLAUDS SENATE JUDICIARY EFFORTS TO COMBAT COUNTERFEITING AND PIRACY . Retrieved n.d., from .
National Music Publishers' Association: (n.d.). WASHINGTON UPDATE: Anti-piracy enforcement. Retrieved n.d., from .
Property Rights Alliance: (n.d.). PRA SUPPORTS S. 3325 “THE ENFORCEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS ACT OF 2008”. Retrieved n.d., from .
The Progress and Freedom Foundation: (n.d.). S. 3325: A Stitch in Time Can Save Billions. Retrieved n.d., from .
U. S. Chamber of Commerce: (n.d.). Capital Roundup. Retrieved n.d., from .

12 organizations opposed this bill

American Association of Law Libraries: (n.d.). Public Interest Groups Joint Letter to US Senate Judiciary. Retrieved n.d., from .
American Library Association: (n.d.). Public Interest Groups Joint Letter to US Senate Judiciary. Retrieved n.d., from .
Consumer Federation of America: (n.d.). Public Interest Groups Joint Letter to US Senate Judiciary. Retrieved n.d., from .
Consumers Union: (n.d.). Public Interest Groups Joint Letter to US Senate Judiciary. Retrieved n.d., from .
Digital Future Coalition: (n.d.). Public Interest Groups Joint Letter to US Senate Judiciary. Retrieved n.d., from .
Electronic Frontier Foundation: (n.d.). Senators Announce New Intellectual Property Enforcement Bill. Retrieved n.d., from .
Essential Action: (n.d.). Public Interest Groups Joint Letter to US Senate Judiciary. Retrieved n.d., from .
IP Justice: (n.d.). Public Interest Groups Joint Letter to US Senate Judiciary. Retrieved n.d., from .
Knowledge Ecology International: (n.d.). Public Interest Groups Joint Letter to US Senate Judiciary. Retrieved n.d., from .
Medical Library Association: (n.d.). Public Interest Groups Joint Letter to US Senate Judiciary. Retrieved n.d., from .
Public Knowledge: (n.d.). Public Interest Groups Joint Letter to US Senate Judiciary. Retrieved n.d., from .
Special Libraries Association: (n.d.). Public Interest Groups Joint Letter to US Senate Judiciary. Retrieved n.d., from .

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Contributions by Legislator

Name	Party	State	$ From Interest Groups That Supported	$ From Interest Groups That Opposed	Vote
Daniel K. Akaka	D	HI	$0	$0	Yes
Andrew Lamar Alexander	R	TN	$4,500	$500	Yes
Alan Wayne Allard	R	CO	$0	$0	Yes
John Barrasso	R	WY	$2,000	$0	Yes
Max Baucus	D	MT	$0	$0	Yes
Birch "Evan" Bayh	D	IN	$0	$0	Yes
Bob Bennett	R	UT	$0	$0	Yes
Joe Biden	D	DE	$1,400	$0	Yes
Jesse "Jeff" Bingaman	D	NM	$500	$0	Yes
Christopher "Kit" Bond	R	MO	$0	$0	Yes
Barbara Boxer	D	CA	$6,600	$700	Yes
Sherrod Brown	D	OH	$1,000	$0	Yes
Sam Brownback	R	KS	$0	$0	Yes
Jim Bunning	R	KY	$0	$0	Yes
Richard Burr	R	NC	$0	$0	Yes
Robert Byrd	D	WV	$0	$0	Yes
Maria Cantwell	D	WA	$1,000	$0	Yes
Ben Cardin	D	MD	$0	$0	Yes
Tom Carper	D	DE	$0	$0	Yes
Bob Casey	D	PA	$0	$0	Yes
Clarence Saxby Chambliss	R	GA	$6,500	$0	Yes
Hillary Clinton	D	NY	$107,260	$5,800	Yes
Tom Coburn	R	OK	$0	$0	Yes
William Thad Cochran	R	MS	$0	$0	Yes
Norm Coleman	R	MN	$9,900	$0	Yes
Susan Collins	R	ME	$8,100	$0	Yes
Gaylord Kent Conrad	D	ND	$0	$0	Yes
Bob Corker	R	TN	$0	$0	Yes
John Cornyn	R	TX	$250	$0	Yes
Larry Craig	R	ID	$0	$0	Yes
Mike Crapo	R	ID	$0	$0	Yes
Jim DeMint	R	SC	$0	$0	Yes
Chris Dodd	D	CT	$6,700	$2,300	Yes
Mary Elizabeth Dole	R	NC	$2,250	$0	Yes
Pete Domenici	R	NM	$0	$0	Yes
Byron Dorgan	D	ND	$1,000	$0	Yes
Dick Durbin	D	IL	$4,250	$2,550	Yes
John Ensign	R	NV	$0	$0	Yes
Mike Enzi	R	WY	$2,500	$0	Yes
Russ Feingold	D	WI	$0	$0	Yes
Dianne Feinstein	D	CA	$0	$0	Yes
Lindsey Graham	R	SC	$0	$0	Yes
Chuck Grassley	R	IA	$2,000	$0	Yes
Judd Gregg	R	NH	$0	$0	Yes
Chuck Hagel	R	NE	$0	$0	Yes
Tom Harkin	D	IA	$1,000	$0	Yes
Orrin Hatch	R	UT	$8,300	$0	Yes
Kay Bailey Hutchison	R	TX	$0	$0	Yes
Jim Inhofe	R	OK	$1,000	$0	Yes
Dan Inouye	D	HI	$0	$0	Yes
Johnny Isakson	R	GA	$0	$0	Yes
Tim Johnson	D	SD	$2,000	$0	Yes
Ted Kennedy	D	MA	$0	$0	Yes
John Kerry	D	MA	$9,600	$0	Yes
Amy Klobuchar	D	MN	$0	$0	Yes
Herb Kohl	D	WI	$0	$0	Yes
Jon Kyl	R	AZ	$0	$0	Yes
Mary Landrieu	D	LA	$6,550	$250	Yes
Frank Lautenberg	D	NJ	$1,500	$0	Yes
Patrick Leahy	D	VT	$1,000	$0	Yes
Carl Levin	D	MI	$6,000	$0	Yes
Joe Lieberman	I	CT	$0	$0	Yes
Blanche Lincoln	D	AR	$1,000	$0	Yes
Dick Lugar	R	IN	$0	$0	Yes
Mel Martinez	R	FL	$0	$0	Yes
John McCain	R	AZ	$0	$0	Yes
Claire McCaskill	D	MO	$2,500	$0	Yes
Addison "Mitch" McConnell	R	KY	$9,500	$0	Yes
Bob Menéndez	D	NJ	$7,500	$0	Yes
Barbara Mikulski	D	MD	$0	$0	Yes
Lisa Murkowski	R	AK	$0	$0	Yes
Patty Murray	D	WA	$0	$0	Yes
Earl "Ben" Nelson	D	NE	$0	$0	Yes
Clarence "Bill" Nelson	D	FL	$0	$0	Yes
Barack Obama	D	IL	$0	$0	Yes
Mark Pryor	D	AR	$0	$0	Yes
John "Jack" Reed	D	RI	$0	$0	Yes
Harry Reid	D	NV	$2,000	$0	Yes
Charles "Pat" Roberts	R	KS	$4,500	$0	Yes
John "Jay" Rockefeller	D	WV	$4,500	$0	Yes
Ken Salazar	D	CO	$0	$0	Yes
Bernie Sanders	I	VT	$0	$0	Yes
Chuck Schumer	D	NY	$0	$0	Yes
Jeff Sessions	R	AL	$1,000	$0	Yes
Richard Shelby	R	AL	$0	$0	Yes
Gordon Smith	R	OR	$9,700	$0	Yes
Olympia Snowe	R	ME	$0	$0	Yes
Arlen Specter	D	PA	$500	$0	Yes
Debbie Stabenow	D	MI	$1,250	$0	Yes
Ted Stevens	R	AK	$250	$0	Yes
John Sununu	R	NH	$6,300	$0	Yes
Jon Tester	D	MT	$0	$0	Yes
John Thune	R	SD	$1,000	$0	Yes
David Vitter	R	LA	$0	$0	Yes
George Voinovich	R	OH	$0	$0	Yes
John Warner	R	VA	$0	$0	Yes
Jim Webb	D	VA	$0	$0	Yes
Sheldon Whitehouse	D	RI	$1,000	$0	Yes
Roger Wicker	R	MS	$6,000	$0	Yes
Ron Wyden	D	OR	$0	$0	Yes

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Name	Party	State	$ From Interest Groups That Supported	$ From Interest Groups That Opposed	Vote
Daniel K. Akaka	D	HI	$0	$0	Yes
Andrew Lamar Alexander	R	TN	$4,500	$500	Yes
Alan Wayne Allard	R	CO	$0	$0	Yes
John Barrasso	R	WY	$2,000	$0	Yes
Max Baucus	D	MT	$0	$0	Yes
Birch "Evan" Bayh	D	IN	$0	$0	Yes
Bob Bennett	R	UT	$0	$0	Yes
Joe Biden	D	DE	$1,400	$0	Yes
Jesse "Jeff" Bingaman	D	NM	$500	$0	Yes
Christopher "Kit" Bond	R	MO	$0	$0	Yes
Barbara Boxer	D	CA	$6,600	$700	Yes
Sherrod Brown	D	OH	$1,000	$0	Yes
Sam Brownback	R	KS	$0	$0	Yes
Jim Bunning	R	KY	$0	$0	Yes
Richard Burr	R	NC	$0	$0	Yes
Robert Byrd	D	WV	$0	$0	Yes
Maria Cantwell	D	WA	$1,000	$0	Yes
Ben Cardin	D	MD	$0	$0	Yes
Tom Carper	D	DE	$0	$0	Yes
Bob Casey	D	PA	$0	$0	Yes
Clarence Saxby Chambliss	R	GA	$6,500	$0	Yes
Hillary Clinton	D	NY	$107,260	$5,800	Yes
Tom Coburn	R	OK	$0	$0	Yes
William Thad Cochran	R	MS	$0	$0	Yes
Norm Coleman	R	MN	$9,900	$0	Yes
Susan Collins	R	ME	$8,100	$0	Yes
Gaylord Kent Conrad	D	ND	$0	$0	Yes
Bob Corker	R	TN	$0	$0	Yes
John Cornyn	R	TX	$250	$0	Yes
Larry Craig	R	ID	$0	$0	Yes
Mike Crapo	R	ID	$0	$0	Yes
Jim DeMint	R	SC	$0	$0	Yes
Chris Dodd	D	CT	$6,700	$2,300	Yes
Mary Elizabeth Dole	R	NC	$2,250	$0	Yes
Pete Domenici	R	NM	$0	$0	Yes
Byron Dorgan	D	ND	$1,000	$0	Yes
Dick Durbin	D	IL	$4,250	$2,550	Yes
John Ensign	R	NV	$0	$0	Yes
Mike Enzi	R	WY	$2,500	$0	Yes
Russ Feingold	D	WI	$0	$0	Yes
Dianne Feinstein	D	CA	$0	$0	Yes
Lindsey Graham	R	SC	$0	$0	Yes
Chuck Grassley	R	IA	$2,000	$0	Yes
Judd Gregg	R	NH	$0	$0	Yes
Chuck Hagel	R	NE	$0	$0	Yes
Tom Harkin	D	IA	$1,000	$0	Yes
Orrin Hatch	R	UT	$8,300	$0	Yes
Kay Bailey Hutchison	R	TX	$0	$0	Yes
Jim Inhofe	R	OK	$1,000	$0	Yes
Dan Inouye	D	HI	$0	$0	Yes
Johnny Isakson	R	GA	$0	$0	Yes
Tim Johnson	D	SD	$2,000	$0	Yes
Ted Kennedy	D	MA	$0	$0	Yes
John Kerry	D	MA	$9,600	$0	Yes
Amy Klobuchar	D	MN	$0	$0	Yes
Herb Kohl	D	WI	$0	$0	Yes
Jon Kyl	R	AZ	$0	$0	Yes
Mary Landrieu	D	LA	$6,550	$250	Yes
Frank Lautenberg	D	NJ	$1,500	$0	Yes
Patrick Leahy	D	VT	$1,000	$0	Yes
Carl Levin	D	MI	$6,000	$0	Yes
Joe Lieberman	I	CT	$0	$0	Yes
Blanche Lincoln	D	AR	$1,000	$0	Yes
Dick Lugar	R	IN	$0	$0	Yes
Mel Martinez	R	FL	$0	$0	Yes
John McCain	R	AZ	$0	$0	Yes
Claire McCaskill	D	MO	$2,500	$0	Yes
Addison "Mitch" McConnell	R	KY	$9,500	$0	Yes
Bob Menéndez	D	NJ	$7,500	$0	Yes
Barbara Mikulski	D	MD	$0	$0	Yes
Lisa Murkowski	R	AK	$0	$0	Yes
Patty Murray	D	WA	$0	$0	Yes
Earl "Ben" Nelson	D	NE	$0	$0	Yes
Clarence "Bill" Nelson	D	FL	$0	$0	Yes
Barack Obama	D	IL	$0	$0	Yes
Mark Pryor	D	AR	$0	$0	Yes
John "Jack" Reed	D	RI	$0	$0	Yes
Harry Reid	D	NV	$2,000	$0	Yes
Charles "Pat" Roberts	R	KS	$4,500	$0	Yes
John "Jay" Rockefeller	D	WV	$4,500	$0	Yes
Ken Salazar	D	CO	$0	$0	Yes
Bernie Sanders	I	VT	$0	$0	Yes
Chuck Schumer	D	NY	$0	$0	Yes
Jeff Sessions	R	AL	$1,000	$0	Yes
Richard Shelby	R	AL	$0	$0	Yes
Gordon Smith	R	OR	$9,700	$0	Yes
Olympia Snowe	R	ME	$0	$0	Yes
Arlen Specter	D	PA	$500	$0	Yes
Debbie Stabenow	D	MI	$1,250	$0	Yes
Ted Stevens	R	AK	$250	$0	Yes
John Sununu	R	NH	$6,300	$0	Yes
Jon Tester	D	MT	$0	$0	Yes
John Thune	R	SD	$1,000	$0	Yes
David Vitter	R	LA	$0	$0	Yes
George Voinovich	R	OH	$0	$0	Yes
John Warner	R	VA	$0	$0	Yes
Jim Webb	D	VA	$0	$0	Yes
Sheldon Whitehouse	D	RI	$1,000	$0	Yes
Roger Wicker	R	MS	$6,000	$0	Yes
Ron Wyden	D	OR	$0	$0	Yes

Interest Groups that supported this bill

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	Computer software	$139,810
	Motion Picture production & distribution	$96,050
	Chambers of commerce	$15,550
	Manufacturing	$11,750

Interest Groups that opposed this bill

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	Museums, art galleries, libraries, etc.	$12,100
	Consumer groups	$0

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