Upholding Copyright Protections: Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Remarks at Subcommittee Hearing

Judiciary: House Committee · April 21, 2026

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Opening remarks: competing principles and the Procodes Act

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A committee member opened the hearing saying two constitutional principles are in tension: protecting creators through copyright and ensuring public laws are universally accessible and free. He identified the Procodes Act, introduced by Rep. Issa and Representative Ross, as a proposal seeking to reconcile those principles and urged the committee to study the bills details, noting "the devil's in the details."

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A committee member opened the House Judiciary committee hearing by framing the Procodes Act as an effort to reconcile copyright protections for creators with the publics right to free access to the law, and urged a detailed study of the bill.

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