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HR 34 110th Congress House

To establish a pilot program in certain United States district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges.

Introduced: February 12, 2007 Introduced by: Issa, Darrell Republican · California See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 13, 2007
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 12, 2007
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Feb 12, 2007
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1430)
Feb 12, 2007
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1430)
Feb 12, 2007
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 34.
Feb 12, 2007
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1430-1433)
Feb 12, 2007
Mr. Berman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Feb 2, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Jan 4, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 4, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 13, 2007

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Establishes a pilot program in certain U.S. district courts under which: (1) those district judges who request to hear cases involving patent or plant variety protection issues are designated by the chief judge to hear them; (2) such cases are randomly assigned to the district court judges, regardless of whether they are designated; (3) a judge not designated to whom such a case is assigned may decline to accept the case; and (4) a case so declined is randomly reassigned to one of those judges so designated.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 12, 2007
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jan 4, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 34: To establish a pilot program in certain United States district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-34/
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"H.R. 34: To establish a pilot program in certain United States district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-34/.
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H.R. 34, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-34/.
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