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H.R. 5117 (108th)

Fortifying America's Intellectual Property Rights (FAIR) Act

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Introduced

21 September 2004

Last action

8 October 2004 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

Sponsors

Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6], Rep. Becerra, Xavier [D-CA-34], Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16]

Subjects

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18 August 2025

Summary

Fortifying America's Intellectual Property Rights (FAIR) Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to establish in the Office of the United States Trade Representative the position of Assistant United States Trade Representative for Intellectual Property Rights, with primary responsibility for: (1) intellectual property matters relating to trade agreements and the negotiation and enforcement of intellectual property provisions of any such agreement to which the United States is a party; (2) identification and investigation of foreign countries that deny adequate protection of intellectual property rights or that deny fair market access to U.S. persons that rely upon intellectual property protections; and (3) monitoring the extent to which U.S. trading partners protect and enforce intellectual property rights of U.S. persons.

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Timeline

  1. 21 September 2004

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 21 September 2004

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1670)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 21 September 2004

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 21 September 2004

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 8 October 2004

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

    Source: Committee

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  • Introduced in House (text)

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