House bill · 118th Congress · Public Law 118-137
No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act of 2023
Became law on Dec 1, 2024.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 9, 2023
- Committee actionMay 24, 2023
- Passed HouseNov 13, 2023 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateNov 19, 2024 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentNov 21, 2024
- Became lawDec 1, 2024
Latest action: Dec 1, 2024 — Became Public Law No: 118-137.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1505.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1505, No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act of 2023” on July 19, 2023. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 24, 2023”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 19, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59391
- CBO publication date
- July 19, 2023
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1505, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1505
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-232 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on September 29, 2023.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 29, 2023 ↗
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- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/232
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1505, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1505
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ISSA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 45, March 9, 2023, Page H1250):This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution of the United States. The single subject of this legislation is: This legislation would prohibit U.S. courts and executive branch agencies from recognizing, enforcing, or otherwise validating any assertion of rights by an individual of a trademark that was used in connection with a business or assets that were confiscated by the Cuban regime, unless the original owner of the trademark expressly consented to the transfer of the trademark.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 9, 2023 ↗
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- Statement length
- 526 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1505, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1505
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
18 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 6 Democrats
6 of 18 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Ben Cline (R-VA), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), Mark Green (R-TN), Laurel Lee (R-FL), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), John Rutherford (R-FL), Maria Salazar (R-FL), Darren Soto (D-FL), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Michael Waltz (R-FL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Susan Wild (D-PA), Frederica Wilson (D-FL).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 6443 (118th) Jamul Indian Village Land Transfer Act
- H.R. 1753 (118th) To ensure that certain members of the Armed Forces who served in female cultural support teams receive proper credit for such service.
- H.R. 1631 (118th) Pro Codes Act
- H.R. 9564 (118th) Houthi Human Rights Accountability Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.