United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2657 (105th)
Software Trade Secrets Protection Act of 1997
Introduced
9 October 1997
Last action
9 October 1997 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3], Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2], Rep. Christensen, Jon [R-NE-2], Rep. Houghton, Amo [R-NY-31], Rep. Ramstad, Jim [R-MN-3], Rep. Dunn, Jennifer [R-WA-8], Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3], Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11], Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5], Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV], Rep. Collins, Mac [R-GA-3], Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
21 August 2025
Summary
Software Trade Secrets Protection Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit requiring the submission of, or examination of, a computer source code for any computer software program, unless: (1) there is an inquiry into any offense connected with the administration or enforcement of the internal revenue laws; or (2) the program is owned by the taxpayer, used exclusively by the taxpayer, and is not for commercial distribution. Sets forth provisions providing for the protection of executable computer software which is treated as a return or return information.
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Timeline
9 October 1997
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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9 October 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
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9 October 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 9 October 1997 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Christensen, Jon [R-NE-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Houghton, Amo [R-NY-31] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ramstad, Jim [R-MN-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Dunn, Jennifer [R-WA-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Collins, Mac [R-GA-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/2657
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2657
- us · 105-hr-2657 · source updated 21 August 2025