THE HILL: Internet piracy bill’s future uncertain as House returns. “The future of the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) has grown murky as House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) has all but declared the bill dead, but the measure’s sponsor, Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas), has vowed to push ahead.”

Say this much for Lamar Smith: When he’s bought, he stays bought.