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HR 1417 102th Congress House Commerce Biotechnology Patents

Biotechnology Patent Protection Act of 1991

Introduced: March 13, 1991 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 102nd Congress ended
It never became law before the 102nd Congress (1991–1992) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 21, 1991
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 16, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration.
Mar 13, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Mar 13, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Biotechnology Patent Protection Act of 1991 - Amends Federal patent law to provide for the patentability of certain processes which are sought to be patented in the same application as the machine, manufacture, or composition of matter with which they are associated.

What's happening now November 21, 1991

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jul 17, 1991
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 13, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1417: Biotechnology Patent Protection Act of 1991. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1417/
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"H.R. 1417: Biotechnology Patent Protection Act of 1991." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1417/.
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H.R. 1417, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1417/.
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