Patents for Humanity Act of 2022
Latest action · Dec 20, 2022 Became Public Law No: 117-245.
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 1, 2021
- Passed HouseApr 27, 2022
- Passed SenateNov 28, 2022
- To the PresidentDec 16, 2022
- Became lawDec 20, 2022Public Law 117-245
Summary
Patents for Humanity Act of 2022
This bill provides statutory authority for a program to award certificates that may be used to accelerate certain proceedings and applications at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO). The program established under this bill shall be treated as the successor to the existing Patents for Humanity program.
Under this bill, the PTO must hold a competition at least once every two years to award certificates to eligible entities that submit a patent application that addresses a humanitarian issue.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 511 | On the Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment | Passed396–24 | Dec 6, 2022 |
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 1, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IN | Victoria Spartz | Original | Nov 1, 2021 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Nov 1, 2021Markup Dec 8, 2021Reported Apr 27, 2022 |
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Apr 28, 2022Discharged Nov 29, 2022 |
Actions 25
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 20, 2022Signed by President.
- Dec 20, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-245.
- Dec 16, 2022Presented to President.
- Dec 6, 2022Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8771-8773; H8779-8780)
- Dec 6, 2022Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 396 - 24 (Roll no. 511). (text: 12/05/2022 CR H8752-8753)
In the Congressional Record 5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Recorded votes H8779enactLists H8780Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 5796, Patents for Humanity Act | — | Dec 6, 2022 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8752–H8754Amendments H8752 | Jim Jordan R-OH, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX (amendment) | Dec 5, 2022 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6828Amendments S6828 | Chris Van Hollen D-MD, Chuck Grassley R-IA (amendment), Patrick J. Leahy D-VT (amendment) | Nov 28, 2022 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E438 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Apr 29, 2022 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4520, H4521Text printed H4520 | Darrell Issa R-CA, Hakeem S. Jeffries D-NY | Apr 27, 2022 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Apr 27, 2022H.R. 5796, Patents for Humanity Act of 2021As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on December 8, 2021
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 191, November 1, 2021, page H6071.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47267 | Patents and Innovation Policy Archived | Report | Oct 3, 2022 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 6502 | In the nature of a substitute. | Patrick J. Leahy D-VT | Amendment SA 6502 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4210 | Patents for Humanity Act of 2022 | Related bill | May 12, 2022 |
Titles 9
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 35, United States Code, to establish a competition to award certificates that can be redeemed to accelerate certain matters at the Patent and Trademark Office, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Patents for Humanity Act of 2022
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Patents for Humanity Act of 2022
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Patents for Humanity Act of 2021
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Patents for Humanity Act of 2021
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Patents for Humanity Act of 2021
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Patents for Humanity Act of 2022
- Short Title(s) from Engrossed Amendment Senate bill text
- Patents for Humanity Act of 2022
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Patents for Humanity Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 6
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Nov 28, 2022Engrossed Amendment Senate
- Apr 28, 2022Referred in Senate
- Apr 27, 2022Engrossed in House
- Apr 27, 2022Reported in House
- Nov 1, 2021Introduced 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.
