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93rd Congress > House > Vote 97

Date: May 16, 1973

Result: 382-7

Vote Subject Matter: Government Management / Regulation Special Interest

Sponsor: ECKHARDT, Robert Christian (D-TX)

Bill number: HR5777

Description: TO PASS H.R. 5777, A BILL TO PROTECT HOBBYISTS AGAINST THE REPRODUCTION OR MANUFACTURE OF CERTAIN IMITATION HOBBY ITEMS AND TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PROTECTION FOR AMERICAN HOBBYISTS.

Bill summary: (LATEST SUMMARY) Hobby Protection Act - Makes it unlawful to manufacture in the United States, import into the United States, or introduce or distribute in commerce: (1) any imitation political item which is not plainly and permanently marked with the calendar year in which such item was manufactured, and/or (2) any imitation numismatic item which is not plainly and permanently marked "copy". Directs the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe rules for the required markings. Permits any person to commence a civil action for injunctive relief and damages in any United States district court for a district in which the defendant resides or has an agent.

Bill titles: An Act to require that reproductions and imitations of coins and political items be marked as copies or with the date of manufacture.; A bill to protect hobbyists against the reproduction or manufacture of certain imitation hobby items and to provide additional protections for American hobbyists.

Original source documents: Digest of the Congressional Record vol. 119-74, p. H3702;

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

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