S 1890
114th Congress
Latest action 2016-05-11: Became Public Law No: 114-153.
This bill number also appears in other loaded Congresses: 119th, 118th, 117th, 116th, 115th, 113th, 112th, 111th, 110th, 109th, 108th (bill numbers are reused each Congress, so these are different bills).
Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 bill
- sponsor
- Orrin G. Hatch
- introduced
- 2015-07-29
- policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- referred to
- Judiciary Committee; Judiciary Committee
- cosponsors
- 65
- lobbying filings citing it
- 0
- money facing its subject
- the record
- no source link on the row
13 CRS legislative subjects, as written
Business ethics, Business records, Civil actions and liability, Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits, Congressional oversight, Crimes against property, Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation, Evidence and witnesses, Fraud offenses and financial crimes, Jurisdiction and venue, Product development and innovation, Trade agreements and negotiations, Trade secrets and economic espionage
Actions: 37 on the record
The record's own timeline, word for word, newest first. An action that names a committee links to it.
| date | type | action, as written | committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-29 | IntroReferral | Introduced in Senate | |
| 2015-07-29 | IntroReferral | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate Committee on the Judiciary |
| 2015-12-02 | Committee | Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. | Senate Committee on the Judiciary |
| 2016-01-28 | Committee | Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. | Senate Committee on the Judiciary |
| 2016-01-28 | Committee | Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. | Senate Committee on the Judiciary |
| 2016-01-28 | Committee | Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. | Senate Committee on the Judiciary |
| 2016-01-28 | Calendars | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 355. | |
| 2016-03-07 | Committee | By Senator Grassley from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 114-220. | Senate Committee on the Judiciary |
| 2016-03-07 | Floor | By Senator Grassley from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 114-220. | Senate Committee on the Judiciary |
| 2016-04-04 | Floor | Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S1631-1636) | |
| 2016-04-04 | Floor | The committee substitute agreed to by Unanimous Consent. (text of committee substitute as amended: CR S1631-1634) | |
| 2016-04-04 | Floor | Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 87 - 0. Record Vote Number: 39. | |
| 2016-04-04 | Floor | Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 87 - 0. Record Vote Number: 39. | |
| 2016-04-05 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | |
| 2016-04-11 | Floor | Received in the House. | |
| 2016-04-11 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. | House Committee on the Judiciary: Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet |
| 2016-04-11 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | House Committee on the Judiciary |
| 2016-04-18 | Committee | Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Discharged. | House Committee on the Judiciary |
| 2016-04-20 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House Committee on the Judiciary |
| 2016-04-20 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. | House Committee on the Judiciary |
| 2016-04-26 | Committee | Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 114-529. | House Committee on the Judiciary |
| 2016-04-26 | Committee | Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 114-529. | House Committee on the Judiciary |
| 2016-04-26 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 409. | |
| 2016-04-27 | Floor | Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. | |
| 2016-04-27 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2028-2034) | |
| 2016-04-27 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1890. | |
| 2016-04-27 | Floor | At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. | |
| 2016-04-27 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2046-2047) | |
| 2016-04-27 | Floor | Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 410 - 2 (Roll no. 172).(text: CR H2028) | |
| 2016-04-27 | Floor | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 410 - 2 (Roll no. 172). (text: CR H2028) | |
| 2016-04-27 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | |
| 2016-04-29 | President | Presented to President. | |
| 2016-04-29 | Floor | Presented to President. | |
| 2016-05-11 | BecameLaw | Signed by President. | |
| 2016-05-11 | President | Signed by President. | |
| 2016-05-11 | BecameLaw | Became Public Law No: 114-153. | |
| 2016-05-11 | President | Became Public Law No: 114-153. |
Cosponsors: 65
In order of signing; an original cosponsor signed on introduction day. A withdrawal stays on the record, marked, never deleted.
| member | party | state | signed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher A. Coons | Democrat | DE | 2015-07-29 original | |
| Jeff Flake | Republican | AZ | 2015-07-29 original | |
| Richard J. Durbin | Democrat | IL | 2015-07-29 original | |
| Tammy Baldwin | Democrat | WI | 2015-07-29 original | |
| Thom Tillis | Republican | NC | 2015-07-29 original | |
| Richard Blumenthal | Democrat | CT | 2015-09-17 | |
| James E. Risch | Republican | ID | 2015-10-08 | |
| Mike Crapo | Republican | ID | 2015-10-08 | |
| Roy Blunt | Republican | MO | 2015-10-08 | |
| Kelly Ayotte | Republican | NH | 2015-10-28 | |
| Mark Kirk | Republican | IL | 2015-11-04 | |
| Amy Klobuchar | Democrat | MN | 2015-11-17 | |
| David Perdue | Republican | GA | 2015-11-19 | |
| Jeff Sessions | Republican | AL | 2015-11-19 | |
| Christopher Murphy | Democrat | CT | 2015-12-02 | |
| Claire McCaskill | Democrat | MO | 2015-12-07 | |
| Al Franken | Democrat | MN | 2015-12-08 | |
| Angus S. King, Jr. | Independent | ME | 2015-12-09 | |
| Roger F. Wicker | Republican | MS | 2015-12-10 | |
| Susan M. Collins | Republican | ME | 2015-12-10 | |
| Dean Heller | Republican | NV | 2015-12-18 | |
| Deb Fischer | Republican | NE | 2015-12-18 | |
| Mazie K. Hirono | Democrat | HI | 2016-01-11 | |
| Dianne Feinstein | Democrat | CA | 2016-01-19 | |
| Lindsey Graham | Republican | SC | 2016-01-20 | |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | Democrat | RI | 2016-01-20 | |
| Joe Manchin, III | Independent | WV | 2016-01-27 | |
| Bill Cassidy | Republican | LA | 2016-02-01 | |
| Brian Schatz | Democrat | HI | 2016-02-03 | |
| John Boozman | Republican | AR | 2016-02-03 | |
| Michael B. Enzi | Republican | WY | 2016-02-04 | |
| Pat Roberts | Republican | KS | 2016-02-09 | |
| Steve Daines | Republican | MT | 2016-02-09 | |
| James Lankford | Republican | OK | 2016-02-10 | |
| Thad Cochran | Republican | MS | 2016-02-10 | |
| Thomas R. Carper | Democrat | DE | 2016-02-10 | |
| John McCain | Republican | AZ | 2016-02-11 | |
| Johnny Isakson | Republican | GA | 2016-02-11 | |
| Joni Ernst | Republican | IA | 2016-02-11 | |
| Patrick J. Toomey | Republican | PA | 2016-02-11 | |
| Tom Udall | Democrat | NM | 2016-02-11 | |
| Barbara Boxer | Democrat | CA | 2016-02-22 | |
| Joe Donnelly | Democrat | IN | 2016-02-22 | |
| Michael F. Bennet | Democrat | CO | 2016-02-22 | |
| Rob Portman | Republican | OH | 2016-02-23 | |
| James M. Inhofe | Republican | OK | 2016-02-24 | |
| Lamar Alexander | Republican | TN | 2016-02-25 | |
| Richard Burr | Republican | NC | 2016-02-25 | |
| Tim Kaine | Democrat | VA | 2016-02-25 | |
| Shelley Moore Capito | Republican | WV | 2016-02-29 | |
| Jeanne Shaheen | Democrat | NH | 2016-03-03 | |
| Dan Sullivan | Republican | AK | 2016-03-07 | |
| Cory A. Booker | Democrat | NJ | 2016-03-08 | |
| Jerry Moran | Republican | KS | 2016-03-08 | |
| Chuck Grassley | Republican | IA | 2016-03-09 | |
| Mark R. Warner | Democrat | VA | 2016-03-09 | |
| Patrick J. Leahy | Democrat | VT | 2016-03-09 | |
| Gary C. Peters | Democrat | MI | 2016-03-10 | |
| Robert P. Casey, Jr. | Democrat | PA | 2016-03-10 | |
| Debbie Stabenow | Democrat | MI | 2016-03-14 | |
| Patty Murray | Democrat | WA | 2016-03-14 | |
| Cory Gardner | Republican | CO | 2016-03-15 | |
| Daniel Coats | Republican | IN | 2016-03-15 | |
| David Vitter | Republican | LA | 2016-03-17 | |
| Bill Nelson | Democrat | FL | 2016-04-04 |
Lobbying: 0 filings cite this bill
No lobbying filing in the years we collected cites this bill. That means we have not seen one, not that none exists; a filer may also describe a bill without a citation we can read. ‡ lobbying estimates
Money facing this bill
A giver's face is the list of subjects its organization lobbies Congress on, read from its own lobbying reports and spread by how often each subject comes up; a gift from someone who works there is spread the same way.
$175k
measureMoney facing a bill's subject that reached its sponsors, version 3
subjectCrime and Law Enforcement
members counted66
members with a candidacy in 201666
this row as datathe stored row
This is money tied to the bill's subject, not money given for or against the bill. It shows what an organization lobbies on, not what position it takes, and no gift is tied to a bill.
The members it reached, and who gave it
- Rob Portman cosponsor, Republican-OH
$23k
measureMoney by the subjects its givers lobby on, version 3
this row as datathe stored row
- Filed$3,615
ALKERMES INC.
organization as filedALKERMES INC.
employer as filedALKERMES
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed$2,973
HOME DEPOT
organization as filedHOME DEPOT
employer as filedTHE HOME DEPOT
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Firm$2,399
FROST BROWN TODD LLC
organization as filedFROST BROWN TODD LLC
employer as filedFROST BROWN TODD
where the face comes froma lobbying firm's own reports, for all its clients
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed
- Michael F. Bennet cosponsor, Democrat-CO
$17k
measureMoney by the subjects its givers lobby on, version 3
this row as datathe stored row
- Filed$6,098
COBANK
organization as filedCOBANK
employer as filedCOBANK
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Firm$3,250
DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP
organization as filedDEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP
employer as filedDEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP
where the face comes froma lobbying firm's own reports, for all its clients
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed$1,150
CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND
organization as filedCHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND
employer as filedCHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed
- Johnny Isakson cosponsor, Republican-GA
$13k
measureMoney by the subjects its givers lobby on, version 3
this row as datathe stored row
- Filed$8,502
HOME DEPOT
organization as filedHOME DEPOT
employer as filedTHE HOME DEPOT
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed$1,081
DELTA AIR LINES
organization as filedDELTA AIR LINES
employer as filedDELTA AIR LINES
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed$360
OPTION CARE
organization as filedOPTION CARE
employer as filedOPTION CARE
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed
- Patrick J. Toomey cosponsor, Republican-PA
$13k
measureMoney by the subjects its givers lobby on, version 3
this row as datathe stored row
- Filed$3,275
GEO GROUP
organization as filedGEO GROUP
employer as filedTHE GEO GROUP
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed$1,129
COZEN O'CONNOR
organization as filedCOZEN O'CONNOR
employer as filedCOZEN & O'CONNOR
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed$942
THE CARLYLE GROUP
organization as filedTHE CARLYLE GROUP
employer as filedTHE CARLYLE GROUP
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed
- Kelly Ayotte cosponsor, Republican-NH
$12k
measureMoney by the subjects its givers lobby on, version 3
this row as datathe stored row
- Firm$3,083
PROSKAUER ROSE LLP
organization as filedPROSKAUER ROSE LLP
employer as filedPROSKAUER ROSE LLP
where the face comes froma lobbying firm's own reports, for all its clients
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed$1,282
BNSF RAILWAY
organization as filedBNSF RAILWAY
employer as filedBNSF RAILWAY
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed$676
DELTA AIR LINES
organization as filedDELTA AIR LINES
employer as filedDELTA AIRLINES
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Firm
- Richard Blumenthal cosponsor, Democrat-CT
$11k
measureMoney by the subjects its givers lobby on, version 3
this row as datathe stored row
- Firm$5,659
DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP
organization as filedDEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP
employer as filedDEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP
where the face comes froma lobbying firm's own reports, for all its clients
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Firm$833
PROSKAUER ROSE LLP
organization as filedPROSKAUER ROSE LLP
employer as filedPROSKAUER ROSE LLP
where the face comes froma lobbying firm's own reports, for all its clients
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed$728
KELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP
organization as filedKELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP
employer as filedKELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Firm
- Roy Blunt cosponsor, Republican-MO
$8,372
measureMoney by the subjects its givers lobby on, version 3
this row as datathe stored row
- Firm$2,250
PROSKAUER ROSE LLP
organization as filedPROSKAUER ROSE LLP
employer as filedPROSKAUER ROSE LLP
where the face comes froma lobbying firm's own reports, for all its clients
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed$1,088
HOME DEPOT
organization as filedHOME DEPOT
employer as filedHOME DEPOT
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed$465
VISA INC
organization as filedVISA INC
employer as filedVISA INC.
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Firm
- Patty Murray cosponsor, Democrat-WA
$7,159
measureMoney by the subjects its givers lobby on, version 3
this row as datathe stored row
- Filed$1,683
BNSF RAILWAY
organization as filedBNSF RAILWAY
employer as filedBNSF RAILWAY
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed$945
MICROSOFT
organization as filedMICROSOFT
employer as filedMICROSOFT
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed$900
AMERICAN ADDICTION CENTERS, INC.
organization as filedAMERICAN ADDICTION CENTERS, INC.
employer as filedAMERICAN ADDICTION CENTERS
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed
- Orrin G. Hatch sponsor, Republican-UT
$6,544
measureMoney by the subjects its givers lobby on, version 3
this row as datathe stored row
- Filed$2,160
RYAN, INC.
organization as filedRYAN, INC.
employer as filedRYAN INC
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed$1,914
MICROSOFT
organization as filedMICROSOFT
employer as filedMICROSOFT
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Firm$520
THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC
organization as filedTHE NICKLES GROUP, LLC
employer as filedTHE NICKLES GROUP
where the face comes froma lobbying firm's own reports, for all its clients
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed
- Richard Burr cosponsor, Republican-NC
$5,868
measureMoney by the subjects its givers lobby on, version 3
this row as datathe stored row
- Filed$1,065
LOWE'S COMPANIES INC
organization as filedLOWE'S COMPANIES INC
employer as filedLOWES COMPANIES, INC.
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed$599
ALKERMES INC.
organization as filedALKERMES INC.
employer as filedALKERMES
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed$540
RYAN, INC.
organization as filedRYAN, INC.
employer as filedRYAN, INC.
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed
The organizations are each member's three largest on this subject. A group of organizations is shown by name only after a person has reviewed it.
Money facing a bill's subject that reached its sponsors, version 3 · ‡ self-reported text ‡ small donors invisible ‡ lobbying estimates
Votes: 2 roll calls tied to this bill by the chambers' own documents
Tallies are the chambers' own published numbers. ‡ votes, not motives
| date | chamber | question | result | yeas | nays | record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-04 | senate | On Passage of the Bill S. 1890 | Bill Passed | 87 | 0 | the chamber's document |
| 2016-04-27 | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed | 410 | 2 | the chamber's document |
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