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House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

To modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names.

H.R. 1689Introduced Apr 19, 2005Policy area: Law
Sponsor: Rep. Tom Feeney R-FL
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Where it went

Latest action: May 10, 2005 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.

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

53 cosponsors — 39 Republicans, 14 Democrats

14 of 53 cosponsors (26%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), John Barrow (D-GA), Bob Beauprez (R-CO), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), Allen Boyd (D-FL), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), Dan Burton (R-IN), Chris Cannon (R-UT), Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Mark Foley (R-FL), Jim Gerlach (R-PA), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Mark Green (R-WI), Katherine Harris (R-FL), Melissa Hart (R-PA), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), J. Hayworth (R-AZ), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Henry Hyde (R-IL), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Ric Keller (R-FL), John Kuhl (R-NY), Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI), Patrick McHenry (R-NC) and 23 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tom Feeney.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-24 district

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Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.