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H.R. 6612

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 6612, the Defense Civilian Faculty Copyright Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Dec 11, 2025 by Rep. Don Bacon (R). It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Dec 11, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 6612 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb6612/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 6612 IH: Defense Civilian Faculty Copyright Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-12-11
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 6612  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   December 11, 2025   Mr. Bacon  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide for the royalty-free use by Federal Government of literary works produced by civilian faculty members of the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in the course of such employment, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Defense Civilian Faculty Copyright Act of 2025  .
2.
Royalty-free use by Federal Government of literary works produced by civilian faculty members of the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in the course of such employment
(a)
Use by Federal Government
Section 105 of title 17, United States Code, is amended, in subsection (d)(2)—
(1)
by redesignating subparagraphs (L) through (N) as subparagraphs (M) through (O), respectively;
(2)
by inserting after subparagraph (K) the following new subparagraph (L):
(L)
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.
 .
(b)
Conforming amendments
Such section is further amended, in subsection (c)—
(1)
in paragraph (1), by striking  subparagraphs (A) through (K) of subsection (d)(2) and subparagraph (L)  and inserting  subparagraphs (A) through (L) of subsection (d)(2) and subparagraph (M) ;
(2)
in paragraph (2), by striking  subsection (d)(2)(L)  and inserting  subsection (d)(2)(M) ;
(3)
in paragraph (3), by striking  subsection (d)(2)(M)  and inserting  subsection (d)(2)(N) ; and
(4)
in paragraph (4), by striking  subsection (d)(2)(N)  and inserting  subsection (d)(2)(O) .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-12-11
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide for the royalty-free use by Federal Government of literary works produced by civilian faculty members of the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in the course of such employment, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Don Bacon (R) sponsors H.R. 6612 alone.

Don Bacon

Rep. · R–NE-2 · Sponsor

Committees

H.R. 6612 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Dec 11, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6612 has taken 2 actions since Dec 11, 2025.

ChamberAction
Dec 11, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Dec 11, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 6612 has not gone to a roll call.

2 bills are related to H.R. 6612.

Titles

H.R. 6612 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide for the royalty-free use by Federal Government of literary works produced by civilian faculty members of the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in the course of such employment, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
  • Defense Civilian Faculty Copyright Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Defense Civilian Faculty Copyright Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6612 under Commerce, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 6612’s is Commerce.

hr6612/policy-areas.txt
CommerceAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com