House bill · 108th Congress · Public Law 108-482
Intellectual Property Protection and Courts Amendments Act of 2004
Became law on Dec 23, 2004.
Sponsor: Rep. Lamar Smith R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 21, 2003
- Committee actionJun 23, 2004
- Passed HouseSep 21, 2004 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 8, 2004 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 16, 2004
- Became lawDec 23, 2004
Latest action: Dec 23, 2004 — Became Public Law No: 108-482.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3632.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3632, Anti-counterfeiting Amendments Act of 2004” on July 2, 2004. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on June 23, 2004</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 2, 2004 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15793
- CBO publication date
- July 2, 2004
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3632, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/3632
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ecb2ce9974fc276aff9cba27e9286b1ff286a12fc3c19692a93b383caa1e4ed7
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3632, Anti-counterfeiting Amendments Act of 2004” on July 2, 2004. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on June 23, 2004”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 2, 2004 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15793
- CBO publication date
- July 2, 2004
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3632, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/3632
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ecb2ce9974fc276aff9cba27e9286b1ff286a12fc3c19692a93b383caa1e4ed7
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 108-600 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on July 13, 2004.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 13, 2004 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/HRPT/600
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3632, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/3632
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ecb2ce9974fc276aff9cba27e9286b1ff286a12fc3c19692a93b383caa1e4ed7
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
6 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 6 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.
Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), John Carter (R-TX), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Ric Keller (R-FL), Robert Wexler (D-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith.
- H.R. 1417 (108th) Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2004
- H.R. 1303 (108th) To amend the E-Government Act of 2002 with respect to rulemaking authority of the Judicial Conference.
- H.R. 2714 (108th) State Justice Institute Reauthorization Act of 2004
- H.R. 4571 (108th) Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2004
- H.R. 2391 (108th) Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2004
- H.R. 4077 (108th) Piracy Deterrence and Education Act of 2004
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.