A Republican bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the ``Defense Civilian Faculty Copyright Act of 2025'', seeks to amend title 17 of the United States Code. It focuses on providing the Federal Government with royalty-free use of literary works. These works are produced by civilian faculty members of the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences during their employment. The legislation includes specific technical adjustments to subparagraphs within section 105.
Yes· 3 of 6
- Scored +5
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?
The bill allows the Federal Government to use literary works from USSH faculty without paying royalties, potentially reducing procurement costs.
- Scored +4
Does this give the federal government more power?
The bill expands the federal government's ability to use copyrighted materials produced by certain civilian faculty members without compensation.
- Scored +3
Does this put more money into scientific research?
The bill enables the government to utilize scientific literary works produced by university faculty without the burden of royalty payments.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Royalty-free use of literary works: The Federal Government would be able to use literary works produced by civilian faculty members of the Uniforms Services University of Health Sciences without paying royalties (Section 2(a)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this reduce what the federal government spends? — The bill allows the Federal Government to use literary works from USSH faculty without paying royalties, potentially reducing procurement costs.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this give the federal government more power? — The bill expands the federal government's ability to use copyrighted materials produced by certain civilian faculty members without compensation.
- Education And Technology
- Does this put more money into scientific research? — The bill enables the government to utilize scientific literary works produced by university faculty without the burden of royalty payments.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together? — The bill supports the educational infrastructure of the Uniformed Services University, which provides medical training related to veteran care.
- Healthcare
- Does this make health care easier to get in general? — By allowing royalty-free use of faculty research, the bill could facilitate the broader dissemination of medical knowledge for healthcare training.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive? — The bill benefits the Uniformed Services University, which is central to training medical professionals for military and veteran care.
- 12/11/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced in House
2 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.