Bill H.R.3455 titled “No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act” was referred to the Subcommittee on Courts Intellectual Property and the Internet by the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz. The prohibition shall apply only if the entity asserting the trademark rights knew or should have known, when it acquired the rights, that the mark was the same or substantially similar to one connected to a confiscated business or asset.
The Judiciary Committee moves forward in some way on two bills per day.
Most bills have a hearing where those involved explain why they are for or against the bill. Roughly 8,000 bills are addressed by committees each year but only about 800 make it to the floor of Congress, according to ushistory.org.
A 2019 report from the Brookings Institute argued committees aren’t capable of delving fully into the issues they address and are forced to rely on lobbyists.
| Bill Name | Sponsor | Action |
|---|---|---|
| No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act | Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie | Committee on the Judiciary |
