Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act
Latest action · Jan 5, 2021 Became Public Law No: 116-316.
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.
- IntroducedJun 18, 2020
- Passed HouseJun 25, 2020
- Passed SenateDec 15, 2020
- To the PresidentDec 24, 2020
- Became lawJan 5, 2021Public Law 116-316
Summary
Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act
This bill authorizes the holder of an acceleration certificate awarded under the Patents for Humanity program to transfer the certificate to another party.
(The Patents for Humanity program recognizes patent owners, applicants, and licensees that use their inventions to meet humanitarian challenges. The winners each receive a certificate that can be used to accelerate certain U.S. Patent and Trademark Office proceedings, such as a patent application.)
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 18, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | Ben Cline | Original | Jun 18, 2020 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jun 18, 2020 |
| R-AL | Martha Roby | Original | Jun 18, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 18, 2020 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 5, 2021Signed by President.
- Jan 5, 2021Became Public Law No: 116-316.
- Dec 24, 2020Presented to President.
- Dec 16, 2020Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 15, 2020Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7507)
- Jun 30, 2020Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 488.
- Jun 29, 2020Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
- Jun 25, 2020Mr. Johnson (GA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jun 25, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2503-2504)
- Jun 25, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7259.
- Jun 25, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2503)
- Jun 25, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 18, 2020Introduced in House
- Jun 18, 2020Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 4
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 S7507 | Ben Sasse R-NE | Dec 15, 2020 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3980 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Jun 30, 2020 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3642 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Jun 29, 2020 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2503, H2504Text printed H2503 | Ben Cline R-VA, Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. D-GA, Lucy McBath D-GA | Jun 25, 2020 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 113, June 18, 2020, page H2406.
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46381 | Guides and Outfitters on Federal Lands: Issues for Congress | Report | Jun 14, 2022 |
| R46743 | Climate Change Adaptation: Department of Commerce Archived | Report | Apr 1, 2021 |
| R46145 | Nature-Based Infrastructure: NOAA’s Role Archived | Report | Jan 2, 2020 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2814 | Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act | Identical bill | Nov 7, 2019 |
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To allow acceleration certificates awarded under the Patents for Humanity Program to be transferable.
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act
- Short Title(s) from PCS (Placed on Senate Calendar) bill text
- Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jun 30, 2020Placed on Calendar Senate
- Jun 25, 2020Engrossed in House
- Jun 18, 2020Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
