HR 5796 United States House · 117th Congress

Patents for Humanity Act of 2022

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.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Nov 2021

Committee Review

Nov 2022

House Passage

Dec 2022

Senate Passage

Nov 2022

Signed into Law

Dec 2022

Introduced Nov 1, 2021 Signed Dec 20, 2022

Floor votes · House Dec 6, 2022

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

Dec 20, 2022

Signed into law

Signed by President.

executive

Dec 6, 2022

Introduced

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)

lower

Dec 6, 2022

Lower · Passed

Resolving 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).

lower

Dec 5, 2022

Introduced

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the Senate amendment to H.R. 5796.

lower

Dec 5, 2022

Introduced

Ms. Jackson Lee moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H8752-8754)

lower

Nov 28, 2022

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S6828)

upper

Nov 28, 2022

Upper · Passed

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S6828)

upper

Nov 28, 2022

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

upper

Apr 28, 2022

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

upper

Apr 27, 2022

Introduced

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4520)

lower

Apr 27, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

lower

Apr 27, 2022

Introduced

Mr. Jeffries moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

lower

Apr 27, 2022

Lower · Passed

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-302.

lower

Dec 8, 2021

Introduced

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

lower

Dec 8, 2021

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

lower

Nov 1, 2021

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

lower

Nov 1, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor