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Union Calendar No. 188 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1505 

[Report No. 118–232] 

To modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain 

rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 9, 2023 

Mr. ISSA (for himself and Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023 

Additional sponsors: Mr. WALTZ, Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. 

RUTHERFORD, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. GREEN of Tennessee, Mr. DUNN of Florida, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Ms. LEE of Florida, Mr. C. SCOTT FRANKLIN

of Florida, Mr. GIMENEZ, Mr. TORRES of New York, Ms. WILSON of 

Florida, Mr. SOTO, Mr. CLINE, Ms. WILD, and Mr. MOSKOWITZ

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 9, 2023] 


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A BILL 

To modify the prohibition on recognition by United States 

courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade 

names, or commercial names. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Stolen Trademarks 

5 Honored in America Act of 2023’’. 

6 SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION. 

7 Section 211 of the Department of Commerce and Re8 lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in 

9 section 101(b) of division A of Public Law 105–277; 112 

10 Stat. 2681–88) is amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (a)(2)— 

12 (A) by inserting ‘‘or entity of the executive 

13 branch’’ after ‘‘U.S. court’’; 

14 (B) by striking ‘‘by a designated national’’; 

15 and 

16 (C) by inserting before the period ‘‘that was 

17 used in connection with a business or assets that 

18 were confiscated unless the original owner of the 

19 mark, trade name, or commercial name, or the 

20 bonafide successor-in-interest has expressly con21 sented’’; 

22 (2) in subsection (b)— 

23 (A) by inserting ‘‘or entity of the executive 

24 branch’’ after ‘‘U.S. court’’; and 


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1 (B) by striking ‘‘by a designated national 

2 or its successor-in-interest’’; 

3 (3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 

4 (e); 

5 (4) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(d) Subsections (a)(2) and (b) of this section shall 

8 apply only if the person or entity asserting the rights knew 

9 or had reason to know at the time when the person or entity 

10 acquired the rights asserted that the mark, trade name, or 

11 commercial name was the same as or substantially similar 

12 to a mark, trade name, or commercial name that was used 

13 in connection with a business or assets that were con14 fiscated.’’; and 

15 (5) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by strik16 ing ‘‘In this section:’’ and all that follows through 

17 ‘‘(2) The term’’ and inserting ‘‘In this section, the 

18 term’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 188 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1505 

[Report No. 118–232] 

A BILL 

To modify the prohibition on recognition by United 

marks, trade names, or commercial names. States courts of certain rights relating to certain 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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