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HR 1561 108th Congress House

United States Patent and Trademark Fee Modernization Act of 2004

Introduced: April 2, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 29, 2004
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 487.
Apr 29, 2004
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch without amendment. Without written report.
Apr 29, 2004
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Mar 4, 2004
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 3, 2004
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 3, 2004
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 379 - 28 (Roll no. 38).
Mar 3, 2004
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Mar 3, 2004
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1561.
Mar 3, 2004
DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res. 547 the Committee of the Whole proceeded with twenty minutes of debate on the Sensenbrenner amendment.
Mar 3, 2004
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1561.
Mar 3, 2004
The Speaker designated the Honorable Ray LaHood to act as Chairman of the Committee.
Mar 3, 2004
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 547 and Rule XVIII.
Mar 3, 2004
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1561 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Mar 3, 2004
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 547. (consideration: CR H790, H793-804; text of measure as reported in House: CR H799-801)
Mar 3, 2004
Rule H. Res. 547 passed House.
Mar 2, 2004
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 547 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1561 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Jul 25, 2003
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 132.
Jul 25, 2003
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 108-241.
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Mar 3, 2004 House · vote #38 On Passage Passed 379–28 See who voted →
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
HAMDT 466 – An amendment made in order by a previous order of the House of today. Agreed to Mar 3, 2004
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 Latest action April 29, 2004

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 487.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1561: United States Patent and Trademark Fee Modernization Act of 2004. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1561/
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"H.R. 1561: United States Patent and Trademark Fee Modernization Act of 2004." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1561/.
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