House bill · 111th 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.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 13, 2009
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
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Latest action: Mar 16, 2009 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.
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
40 cosponsors — 21 Republicans, 19 Democrats
21 of 40 cosponsors (52%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Jason Altmire (D-PA), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Allen Boyd (D-FL), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), Dan Burton (R-IN), Christopher Carney (D-PA), Howard Coble (R-NC), K. Conaway (R-TX), Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Alan Grayson (D-FL), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Wally Herger (R-CA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Walter Jones (R-NC), Peter King (R-NY), Ron Klein (D-FL), Daniel Maffei (D-NY), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), Kendrick Meek (D-FL), John Mica (R-FL), Patrick Murphy (D-PA), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Pedro Pierluisi (D-PR) and 10 more.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.