Hearing: “Protecting U.S. Leadership in Codes Development and Enhancing Public Access”

Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet (Committee on the Judiciary)

2141 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Support Documents

• A letter from Representatives Lofgren and Massie opposing H.R. 1631, dated July 22, 2024, submitted for the Record by Ms. Lofgren of CA. [PDF] Added 04/21/2026 at 02:02 PM
• An Amicus Brief for Ms. Lofgren from The American Society for Testing Materials, et al. v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc. dated December 12, 2022, submitted for the Record by Ms. Lofgren of CA. [PDF] Added 04/21/2026 at 02:02 PM
• An Amicus Brief for Members of Congress from The American Society for Testing Materials, et al. v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc. dated September 25, 2017, submitted for the Record by Ms. Lofgren of CA. [PDF] Added 04/21/2026 at 02:02 PM
• A letter to Chairman Issa, Ranking Member Johnson, and Members of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet from Brandon Butler, Executive Director of Re:Create, dated April 20, 2026, submitted for the Record by Ms. Lofgren of CA. [PDF] Added 04/21/2026 at 02:02 PM
• A letter to Chairman Issa, Ranking Member Johnson, and Members of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet from Adam Eisgrau, Senior Director of AI, Creativity, and Copyright Policy at the Chamber of Progress, dated April 17, 2026, submitted for the Record by Ms. Lofgren of CA. [PDF] Added 04/21/2026 at 02:02 PM
• An opinion from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in American Society for Testing & Materials, d/b/a ASTM International v. Upcodes, Inc.; Garrett Reynolds; Scott Reynolds, submitted for the Record by Ms. Lofgren of CA. [PDF] Added 04/21/2026 at 02:02 PM
• A document titled “Am. Soc’y for Testing & Materials v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc. 82 F.4th 1262 (D.C. Cir. 2023)”, submitted for the Record by Ms. Lofgren of CA. [PDF] Added 04/21/2026 at 02:02 PM
• An article from the Association of Research Libraries titled “Court Rules in Favor of Public Access to Information” dated April 13, 2026, submitted for the Record by Ms. Lofgren of CA. [PDF] Added 04/21/2026 at 02:02 PM
• An article from Husch Blackwell titled “D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Holds Non-Commercial Use of Industry Standards Incorporated into Law Is Fair Use” dated September 18, 2023, submitted for the Record by Ms. Lofgren of CA. [PDF] Added 04/21/2026 at 02:02 PM
• A document from the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit argues March 20, 2023, and decided on September 12, 2023 in the case of American Society for Testing and Materials, et al., v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc., submitted for the Record by Ms. Lofgren of CA. [PDF] Added 04/21/2026 at 02:02 PM
• A document on Pro Codes Case Law, submitted for the Record by Ms. Lofgren of CA. [PDF] Added 04/21/2026 at 02:02 PM
• An article from Westlaw Today titled “Publisher of industry standards loses appeal over startup’s fair-use defense” dated April 9, 2026, submitted for the Record by Ms. Lofgren of CA. [PDF] Added 04/21/2026 at 02:02 PM
• Frequently Asked Questions on the Pro Codes Act, submitted for the Record by Ms. Lofgren of CA. [PDF] Added 04/21/2026 at 02:02 PM
• A page from ProPublica titled “International Code Council Inc.”, submitted for the Record by Ms. Lofgren of CA. [PDF] Added 04/21/2026 at 02:02 PM
• A page from ProPublica titled “National Fire Protection Association”, submitted for the Record by Ms. Lofgren of CA. [PDF] Added 04/21/2026 at 02:02 PM
• Support letters for H.R. 4072 from the International Code Council Chapter and Governmental Members, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA. [PDF] Added 04/27/2026 at 10:29 AM
• A statement from Advancing Standards Transforming Markets International dated April 21, 2026, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA. [PDF] Added 04/27/2026 at 10:29 AM
• A letter from Frank Cullen, Executive Director of the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP), dated April 20, 2026, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA. [PDF] Added 04/27/2026 at 10:29 AM
• A letter from Adam Eisgrau, Senior Director of AI, Creativity, and Copyright Policy at the Chamber of Progress, dated April 17, 2026, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA. [PDF] Added 04/27/2026 at 10:29 AM
• A letter from Alpesh Shah, Managing Director of IEEE Standards Association, and Russell Harrison, Managing Director of IEEE-USA, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA. [PDF] Added 04/27/2026 at 10:29 AM
• IRS Form 990, “Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax,” 2022 for Public Resource Organization, Inc., submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA. [PDF] Added 04/27/2026 at 10:29 AM
• IRS Form 990, “Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax,” 2023 for Public Resource Organization, Inc, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA. [PDF] Added 04/27/2026 at 10:29 AM
• IRS Form 990, “Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax,” 2024 for Public Resource Organization, Inc, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA. [PDF] Added 04/27/2026 at 10:29 AM
• A letter from Wayne Brough, Resident Senior Fellow of the R Street Institute, dated April 20, 2026, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA. [PDF] Added 04/27/2026 at 10:29 AM
• Pricing from UpCodes, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA. [PDF] Added 04/27/2026 at 10:29 AM
• A statement from Shawn Griffin, Chief Executive Officer and President of URAC, dated April 21, 2026, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA. [PDF] Added 04/27/2026 at 10:29 AM
• A document titled “B.5.11.1 Iron-Air Batteries”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA. [PDF] Added 04/28/2026 at 01:51 PM
• Answers from Mr. Band, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA. [PDF] Added 05/15/2026 at 01:42 PM

Hearing Record

• Questions for Mr. Kupferschmid, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA. [PDF] Added 04/30/2026 at 10:20 AM
• Questions for Mr. Pauley, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA and Mr. Cline of VA. [PDF] Added 04/30/2026 at 10:20 AM
• Questions for Mr. Delli Venneri, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA. [PDF] Added 04/30/2026 at 10:20 AM
• Questions for Mr. Band, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA. [PDF] Added 04/30/2026 at 10:20 AM
• Answers from Mr. Delli Venneri, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA. [PDF] Added 05/13/2026 at 02:40 PM
• Answers from Mr. Pauley, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA. [PDF] Added 05/15/2026 at 09:29 AM

First Published: April 14, 2026 at 09:22 AM
Last Updated: May 15, 2026 at 01:42 PM