PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Congressional Research Service
Version 35 · Passed Senate amended · Nov 10, 2005
Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) modify the definition of "traffic" for purposes of provisions prohibiting trafficking in counterfeit goods or services to mean to transport, transfer, or otherwise dispose of counterfeit goods or services to another for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial gain, or to make, import, export, obtain control of, or possess counterfeit goods or services with the intent to so dispose of them; and (2) define "financial gain" to include the receipt, or expected receipt, of anything of value.
Makes conforming changes to the definition of "traffic" for purposes of provisions prohibiting the unauthorized fixation of and trafficking in sound recordings and music videos of live musical performances or trafficking in counterfeit labels for phonorecords, copies of computer programs or computer program documentation or packaging, copies of motion pictures or other audio visual works, or counterfeit computer program documentation or packaging.
People & committees
Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · R–TX
Legislative record
A procedural vote is different from passage. Passage in one chamber does not establish enactment. Explore the glossary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12712-12714; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S12712; text as passed Senate: CR S12712)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S12712-12714; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S12712; text as passed Senate: CR S12712)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 277.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Specter with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Specter with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5581-5582)
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5581)
Introduced in Senate
Primary sources
Text links open the official source. We currently store references to these documents.
No related bills are listed in this snapshot. This does not establish whether the proposal has appeared in earlier Congresses.
Source last updated: Aug 10, 2026. Consult Congress.gov for the current record.
AI Conversation Starters
Choose a perspective, copy a prompt, and paste it into your preferred AI. Each prompt includes the bill version and available official source links, and asks for counterarguments as well as supporting evidence.
Analyze S.1095 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.
Examine S.1095 through a progressive lens, focusing on fairness, access, economic inequality, and effects on vulnerable communities. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and distinguish stated goals from demonstrated outcomes.
Examine S.1095 through a conservative lens, focusing on fiscal responsibility, institutional stability, federalism, and the scope of government. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and any provisions that challenge this perspective.
Examine S.1095 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.