A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide that certain tax planning inventions are not patentable, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Nov 15, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S14492)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 15, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Provides that tax planning inventions are not patentable. Defines a "tax planning invention" as a plan, strategy, technique, scheme, process, or system to reduce, minimize, avoid, or defer tax liability or to facilitate compliance with tax laws, excluding tax preparation software and other tools or systems used solely to prepare tax or information returns.
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 15, 2007 to Jul 30, 2008; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Barack Obama | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| R-MN | Norm Coleman | Dec 3, 2007 | |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Feb 14, 2008 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Feb 27, 2008 | |
| R-TX | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Mar 5, 2008 | |
| R-NC | Elizabeth Dole | Mar 10, 2008 | |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Mar 31, 2008 | |
| R-OR | Gordon H. Smith | Apr 4, 2008 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Apr 14, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Apr 16, 2008 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Apr 24, 2008 | |
| D-WV | Robert C. Byrd | Apr 28, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Apr 29, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Apr 29, 2008 | |
| D-NE | Ben Nelson | May 6, 2008 | |
| D-ND | Kent Conrad | May 12, 2008 | |
| D-CO | Ken Salazar | May 19, 2008 | |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | May 21, 2008 | |
| R-ID | Larry E. Craig | Jun 12, 2008 | |
| D-IN | Evan Bayh | Jun 20, 2008 | |
| R-OH | George V. Voinovich | Jun 23, 2008 | |
| D-ND | Byron L. Dorgan | Jul 11, 2008 | |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Jul 24, 2008 | |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Jul 30, 2008 | |
| R-CO | Wayne Allard | Jul 30, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Nov 15, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 15, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Nov 15, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14491-14492, S14492-14493)
- Nov 15, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S14492)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S14491–S14493Text printed S14492Analyses S14492 | Chuck Grassley R-IA, Max Baucus D-MT (text) | Nov 15, 2007 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-75 | TAX RETURN FILING SEASON, INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE OPERATIONS, FISCAL YEAR 2009 BUDGET PROPOSALS, AND THE IRS NATIONAL TAXPAYER ADVOCATES ANNUAL REPORT130 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Mar 13, 2008 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide that certain tax planning inventions are not patentable, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 15, 2007Introduced in Senate
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