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112th Congress · House bill · Last action Jan 25, 2012
BillsForeign Trade and International FinanceH.R. 3782Congress.gov ↗
H.R. 3782In CommitteeForeign Trade and International Finance

OPEN Act

Sponsor: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] (R-CA)25 cosponsorsIntroduced Jan 18, 2012
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Where it is in the process

Introduced
Jan 18
House committee
Jan 25
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House floor
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Senate
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Signed
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What happens next: Sits in committee. Needs a markup or favorable report to advance to the House floor.

Sponsor

Cosponsors (25)

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17 Democrats, 8 Republicans (of 25 shown).

Activity timeline

Jan 25
Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.
Jan 23
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Jan 18
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 18
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 18
Introduced in House
Jan 18
Introduced in House
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Full action log

All 6 recorded actions since introduction · Source: Congress.gov
Jan 25
HOUSEReferred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.
Jan 23
HOUSEReferred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Jan 18
HOUSEReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 18
HOUSEReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 18
Introduced in House
Jan 18
Introduced in House

All 25 cosponsors

17 Democrats · 8 Republicans
Democrats (17)
Doyle, Michael F.PA-14
Eshoo, Anna G.CA-14
Honda, Michael M.CA-15
Polis, JaredCO-02
Speier, JackieCA-12
Stark, Fortney PeteCA-13
Langevin, James R.RI-02
Miller, GeorgeCA-07
Hastings, Alcee L.FL-23
Ellison, KeithMN-05
Grijalva, Raúl M.AZ-07
DeFazio, Peter A.OR-04
Woolsey, Lynn C.CA-06
Republicans (8)
Campbell, JohnCA-48
Chaffetz, JasonUT-03
Farenthold, BlakeTX-27
Johnson, Timothy V.IL-15
McHenry, Patrick T.NC-10
Ross, Dennis A.FL-12
Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr.WI-05
Bachus, SpencerAL-06

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