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HR 977 110th Congress House

Genomic Research and Accessibility Act

Official title: To amend title 35, United States Code, to prohibit the patenting of human genetic material.

Introduced: September 19, 2007 See on congress.gov
Commerce DNAGenetic researchGeneticsHealth
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It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) 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
Mar 1, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Feb 9, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 9, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 2/12/2007 E315-316)
Feb 9, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 1, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Genomic Research and Accessibility Act - Prohibits patents from being obtained for a nucleotide sequence, or its functions or correlations, or the naturally occurring products it specifies.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jan 28, 2008
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Sep 19, 2007
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