Protect American IPR Act
Summary
Protect American IPR Act This bill addresses the effects of violations of U.S. intellectual property rights in China or by Chinese persons. The bill directs the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to study the losses of revenue to holders of those rights. It directs the USTR to impose duties on merchandise from China in an amount equivalent to the annual loss of revenue to U.S. intellectual property rights holders reduced by the amount of tariffs collected for such violations. Duties collected must be used to compensate U.S. intellectual property rights holders injured by such violations.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
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Introduced Dec 2, 2021
Last action Dec 2, 2021
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Dec 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Dec 2, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
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1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
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