HRES 1285 United States House · 117th Congress

Requesting the President to transmit certain information to the House of Representatives relating to a waiver of intellectual property commitments under the World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights.

Summary
This resolution requests that the President transmit certain information to the House of Representatives related to the June 17, 2022, waiver of intellectual property commitments under the World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (known as the TRIPS waiver) and the proposed expansion of the TRIPS waiver. In particular, the resolution requests information demonstrating that the TRIPS waiver will increase global supply and delivery of COVID-19 vaccines and the extent to which these vaccines have been destroyed due to their expiration; the proposed TRIPS waiver expansion will increase global supply and delivery of COVID-19 diagnostics or therapeutics; the TRIPS waiver or the proposed TRIPS waiver expansion will accelerate the end of the COVID-19 pandemic; and China will not obtain access to patents or other intellectual property related to COVID-19 vaccines, diagnostics, or therapeutics even if expressly excluded from the TRIPS waiver or the proposed TRIPS waiver expansion.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2022
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Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jul 26, 2022 Last action Sep 28, 2022
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8
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Sep 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported adversely by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 117-520.
lower
Sep 20, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
lower
Sep 19, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee on Trade Discharged.
lower
Jul 26, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
lower
Jul 26, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
lower
Jul 26, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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