93rd Congress > House > Vote 97

Date: 1973-05-16

Result: 382-7

Vote Subject Matter: Government Management / Regulation Special Interest

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 (...show more) 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.

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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;

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