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S. 1692 (105th)

Software Trade Secrets Protection Act

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Introduced

27 February 1998

Last action

27 February 1998 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sponsors

Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK], Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT], Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX], Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK], Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA], Sen. Moseley-Braun, Carol [D-IL]

Subjects

Taxation

Source updated

21 August 2025

Taxation

Summary

Software Trade Secrets Protection Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit the issuance or enforcement of any summons to produce or examine any computer software source code or related customer communications and training materials, subject to stated exceptions.

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Timeline

  1. 27 February 1998

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 27 February 1998

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1156-1157, S1158-1160)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 27 February 1998

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

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Introduced in Senate (text)

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  • Introduced in Senate (text)

    Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 February 1998

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