# 115-hr-3948: Protection of Source Code Act

115-hr-3948, Protection of Source Code Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI); status Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 412. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-3948
- Congress: 115
- Title: Protection of Source Code Act
- Status: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 412.
- Introduced: 2017-10-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Protection of Source Code Act This bill amends the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to specify that the Securities and Exchange Commission may not compel a person to produce a source code or similar intellectual property that forms the basis for design of or provides insight to the source code without first issuing a subpoena.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14] (R-IL), 2017-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2017-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6] (R-IN), 2017-10-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2017-12-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5132: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act
- 115-hr-4061: Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017
- 115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-1697: Israel Anti-Boycott Act
- 115-hr-849: Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-3948 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3948)

## Related
- [115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5141)
- [115-hr-5132: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5132)
- [115-hr-4061: Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4061)
- [115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2519)
- [115-hr-1697: Israel Anti-Boycott Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1697)
- [115-hr-849: Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-849)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3948 (as of 2025-11-18).