HR 1123 · 113th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications

Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act

Introduced 2013-03-13· Sponsored by Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.(2014-02-26)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2014-02-25
Roll #64
Yea 295Nay 114
Democrats
95 Yea·94 Nay
Republicans
200 Yea·20 Nay
PassedHouse · 2014-02-25
Roll #64
Yea 295Nay 114
Democrats
95 Yea·94 Nay
Republicans
200 Yea·20 Nay

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act - Repeals a Library of Congress (LOC) rulemaking determination, made upon the recommendation of the Register of Copyrights, regarding the circumvention of technological measures controlling access to copyrighted software on wireless telephone handsets (mobile telephones) for the purpose of connecting to different wireless telecommunications networks (a practice commonly referred to as "unlocking" such devices). Reestablishes, as an exemption to provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) prohibiting such circumvention, a previous LOC rule permitting the use of computer programs, in the form of firmware or software, that enable used wireless telephone handsets to connect to a wireless telecommunications network, when circumvention is initiated by the owner of the copy of such computer program solely to connect to such a network and access to the network is authorized by the network operator, thus permitting unlocked phones. Directs the Librarian of Congress, upon the recommendation of the Register, to determine whether to extend such exemption to include any other category of wireless devices in addition to wireles…

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H.R. 1123, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act

Nov 7, 2013

As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 31, 2013

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Cosponsors (10)

7 Democrats3 Republicans