Protection of Source Code Act
USA115th CongressHR-3948| House
| Updated: 2/8/2018
Sean P. Duffy
Republican Representative
Wisconsin
Cosponsors (4)
Financial Services Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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 the source code without first issuing a subpoena.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 14.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 412.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-549.
Finance and Financial Sector
Computers and information technologyEvidence and witnessesFinancial services and investmentsIntellectual propertySecurities
Protection of Source Code Act
USA115th CongressHR-3948| House
| Updated: 2/8/2018
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 the source code without first issuing a subpoena.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 14.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 412.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-549.
Sean P. Duffy
Republican Representative
Wisconsin
Cosponsors (4)
Financial Services Committee
Finance and Financial Sector
Related Bills
- HR 115-3978: TRID Improvement Act of 2017
- S 115-3733: A bill to prohibit the Securities and Exchange Commission from compelling a person to produce or furnish algorithmic trading source code or similar intellectual property to the Commission unless the Commission first issues a subpoena, and for other purposes.
- HR 115-10: Financial CHOICE Act of 2017
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Computers and information technologyEvidence and witnessesFinancial services and investmentsIntellectual propertySecurities