I changed the title because it was too long. The original title is
> No One Can Own the Law—So Why Is Congress Advancing a Bill to Extend Copyright to It?
The bill in question is H.R.1631 - Pro Codes Act [1]. The corresponding bill in the Senate is S.835 [2]. An excerpt from the official bill summary [1]:
> Under this bill, a technical standard shall retain its copyright protection even if it has been incorporated by reference into a law or regulation, if the applicable standards development organization makes the standard available on a free publicly accessible online source.
> If a party asserts that an incorporated technical standard has lost its copyright protection because it has not been made available for free online, the party making that assertion shall bear the burden of proof.
> No One Can Own the Law—So Why Is Congress Advancing a Bill to Extend Copyright to It?
The bill in question is H.R.1631 - Pro Codes Act [1]. The corresponding bill in the Senate is S.835 [2]. An excerpt from the official bill summary [1]:
> Under this bill, a technical standard shall retain its copyright protection even if it has been incorporated by reference into a law or regulation, if the applicable standards development organization makes the standard available on a free publicly accessible online source.
> If a party asserts that an incorporated technical standard has lost its copyright protection because it has not been made available for free online, the party making that assertion shall bear the burden of proof.
[1] https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1631
[2] https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/835