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Titles (3)

Short Titles

Short Titles - House of Representatives

Short Titles as Passed House

CASE Act of 2019
Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019

Official Titles

Official Titles - House of Representatives

Official Title as Introduced

To amend title 17, United States Code, to establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims, and for other purposes.


Actions Overview (3)

Date Actions Overview
10/22/2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 410 - 6 (Roll no. 578).(text: CR H8345-8352)
10/22/2019Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-252.
05/01/2019Introduced in House

All Actions (16)

Date Chamber All Actions
10/23/2019SenateReceived in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 266.
10/22/2019-7:01pmHouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
10/22/2019-7:01pmHouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 410 - 6 (Roll no. 578). (text: CR H8345-8352)
10/22/2019-6:53pmHouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8370-8371)
10/22/2019-4:22pmHouseAt 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.
10/22/2019-4:03pmHouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2426.
10/22/2019-4:03pmHouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8345-8353)
10/22/2019-4:03pmHouseMr. Jeffries moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
10/22/2019HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 201.
10/22/2019HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-252.
09/10/2019HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Action By: Committee on the Judiciary
09/10/2019HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Action By: Committee on the Judiciary
09/10/2019HouseSubcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Discharged.
05/20/2019HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Action By: Committee on the Judiciary
05/01/2019HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
05/01/2019HouseIntroduced in House

Cosponsors (152)

* = Original cosponsor
CosponsorDate Cosponsored
Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9]* 05/01/2019
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10]* 05/01/2019
Rep. Roby, Martha [R-AL-2]* 05/01/2019
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]* 05/01/2019
Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6]* 05/01/2019
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]* 05/01/2019
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]* 05/01/2019
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]* 05/01/2019
Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13] 05/10/2019
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] 05/10/2019
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] 05/16/2019
Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] 05/16/2019
Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] 05/23/2019
Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] 05/23/2019
Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] 05/23/2019
Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] 05/23/2019
Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3] 06/04/2019
Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] 06/04/2019
Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] 06/04/2019
Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-9] 06/04/2019
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] 06/04/2019
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] 06/04/2019
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] 06/04/2019
Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] 06/04/2019
Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4] 06/11/2019
Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] 06/11/2019
Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] 06/11/2019
Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] 06/11/2019
Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] 06/11/2019
Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6] 06/11/2019
Rep. Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie [D-FL-26] 06/14/2019
Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] 06/14/2019
Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] 06/14/2019
Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] 06/14/2019
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] 06/20/2019
Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] 06/20/2019
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] 06/24/2019
Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] 07/02/2019
Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15] 07/02/2019
Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10] 07/02/2019
Rep. Cardenas, Tony [D-CA-29] 07/02/2019
Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] 07/09/2019
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] 07/09/2019
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] 07/10/2019
Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] 07/10/2019
Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] 07/10/2019
Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] 07/10/2019
Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] 07/15/2019
Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] 07/15/2019
Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] 07/15/2019
Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] 07/15/2019
Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] 07/15/2019
Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] 07/18/2019
Rep. Watkins, Steve [R-KS-2] 07/18/2019
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] 07/22/2019
Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] 07/22/2019
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] 07/25/2019
Rep. Sanchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] 07/25/2019
Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3] 07/25/2019
Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] 07/25/2019
Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] 07/25/2019
Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] 07/25/2019
Rep. Taylor, Van [R-TX-3] 07/30/2019
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] 07/30/2019
Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] 07/30/2019
Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] 08/02/2019
Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] 08/02/2019
Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] 08/02/2019
Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] 08/06/2019
Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] 08/06/2019
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] 08/06/2019
Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] 08/06/2019
Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] 08/16/2019
Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-4] 08/16/2019
Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] 08/16/2019
Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] 08/16/2019
Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] 08/16/2019
Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] 08/16/2019
Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] 08/16/2019
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] 08/27/2019
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] 08/27/2019
Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16] 09/06/2019
Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] 09/06/2019
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] 09/06/2019
Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] 09/09/2019
Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] 09/09/2019
Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [D-NJ-2] 09/09/2019
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] 09/09/2019
Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] 09/10/2019
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] 09/10/2019
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] 09/10/2019
Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] 09/11/2019
Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] 09/11/2019
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] 09/18/2019
Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] 09/18/2019
Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] 09/20/2019
Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] 09/25/2019
Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] 09/25/2019
Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] 09/25/2019
Rep. Hill, Katie [D-CA-25] 09/25/2019
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] 09/26/2019
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] 09/26/2019
Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] 09/26/2019
Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] 09/26/2019
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] 09/26/2019
Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] 09/26/2019
Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10] 10/01/2019
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] 10/01/2019
Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] 10/01/2019
Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] 10/01/2019
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] 10/01/2019
Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] 10/01/2019
Rep. Riggleman, Denver [R-VA-5] 10/04/2019
Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] 10/04/2019
Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] 10/04/2019
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] 10/04/2019
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] 10/04/2019
Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30] 10/04/2019
Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] 10/04/2019
Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] 10/08/2019
Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] 10/08/2019
Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] 10/08/2019
Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] 10/08/2019
Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] 10/08/2019
Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35] 10/08/2019
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] 10/11/2019
Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] 10/11/2019
Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] 10/15/2019
Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] 10/16/2019
Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] 10/16/2019
Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1] 10/18/2019
Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1] 10/18/2019
Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] 10/18/2019
Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] 10/18/2019
Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] 10/18/2019
Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5] 10/21/2019
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] 10/21/2019
Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] 10/21/2019
Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] 10/21/2019
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] 10/21/2019
Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] 10/21/2019
Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] 10/21/2019
Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] 10/21/2019
Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] 10/21/2019
Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39] 10/21/2019
Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] 10/21/2019
Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] 10/21/2019
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] 10/21/2019
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] 10/21/2019
Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] 10/21/2019
Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4] 10/21/2019
Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] 10/22/2019

Committees (1)

Committees, subcommittees and links to reports associated with this bill are listed here, as well as the nature and date of committee activity and Congressional report number.

Committee / Subcommittee Date Activity Reports
House Judiciary05/01/2019 Referred to
09/10/2019 Markup by
10/22/2019 Reported by H. Rept. 116-252
House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet05/20/2019 Referred to
09/10/2019 Discharged from

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Latest Summary (2)

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Shown Here:
Passed House (10/22/2019)

Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019 or the CASE Act of 2019

This bill creates the Copyright Claims Board, a body within the U.S. Copyright Office, to decide copyright disputes. Damages awarded by the board are capped at $30,000.

Participation in board proceedings is voluntary with an opt-out procedure for defendants, and parties may choose instead to have a dispute heard in court. If the parties agree to have their dispute heard by the board, they shall forego the right to be heard before a court and the right to a jury trial. Board proceedings shall have no effect on class actions.

The board shall be authorized to hear copyright infringement claims, actions for a declaration of noninfringement, claims that a party knowingly sent false takedown notices, and related counterclaims.

The bill provides for various procedures, including with respect to requests for information from the other party and requests for the board to reconsider a decision.

The board may issue monetary awards based on actual or statutory damages.

The parties shall bear their own attorneys' fees and costs except where there is bad faith misconduct.

A board's final determination precludes relitigating the claims in court or at the board. Parties may challenge a board decision in federal district court only if (1) the decision was a result of fraud, corruption, or other misconduct; (2) the board exceeded its authority or failed to render a final determination; or (3) in a default ruling or failure to prosecute, the default or failure was excusable.