# 119-hr-6612: Defense Civilian Faculty Copyright Act of 2025

119-hr-6612, Defense Civilian Faculty Copyright Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-03).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6612
- As of: 2026-11-03
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6612
- Congress: 119
- Title: Defense Civilian Faculty Copyright Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-11-03

## Summary

**royalty-free government use** would extend to literary works created by civilian faculty at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) when made in the course of their employment. It adds USUHS to 17 U.S.C. §105(d)(2), renumbers nearby subparagraphs, and updates internal cross-references so the federal government may use those works without paying royalties under the existing statutory framework.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Royalty-free use of Uniformed Services University faculty works: mixed, low. This bill would let federal agencies use your literary works royalty-free if you are a civilian faculty member at the Uniformed Services University. It would apply only to works made as part of your job. You could lose the ability to license or collect royalties on those on-the-job writings. It wou…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5442: Inspired to Serve Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act
- 119-hr-2913: Ukraine Support Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6612 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6612)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-5442: Inspired to Serve Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5442)
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
- [119-hr-2913: Ukraine Support Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2913)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6612 (as of 2026-11-03).