United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3948 (115th)
Protection of Source Code Act
Introduced
4 October 2017
Last action
8 February 2018 · Reported
Status
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 412.
Sponsors
Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7], Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14], David Scott, Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6], Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
Protection of Source Code Act This bill amends the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to specify that the Securities and Exchange Commission may not compel a person to produce a source code or similar intellectual property that forms the basis for design of or provides insight to the source code without first issuing a subpoena.
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Timeline
4 October 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Source: IntroReferral
4 October 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 October 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
11 October 2017
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
12 October 2017
Vote
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 14.
Source: Committee
12 October 2017
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
8 February 2018
Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 412.
Source: Calendars
8 February 2018
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-549.
Source: Committee
8 February 2018
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-549.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Reported in House · 8 February 2018 · Download file
- Introduced in House · 4 October 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Reported in House (text)
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Reported in House (text)
Reported in House · EN · 8 February 2018
Reported in House (PDF)
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Reported to House with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 8 February 2018
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 4 October 2017
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Sponsors
- Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14] · R · Sponsor
- David Scott · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsba00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Financial CHOICE Act of 2017
- related to ← TRID Improvement Act of 2017
- related to ← Protection of Source Code Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3948
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3948
- us · 115-hr-3948 · source updated 7 April 2025