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HRES 514 113th Congress House Commerce Congressional tributes Intellectual property Minority and disadvantaged businesses Racial and ethnic relations U.S. history

Honoring Thomas Jennings of New York City as the first African-American to be granted a patent by the United States.

Introduced: March 12, 2014 Introduced by: Jeffries, Hakeem S. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Honors Thomas Jennings as the first African-American to be granted a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and commends his economic contributions to the United States through use of the patent system.

Acknowledges that his inventive contributions encourage Americans to continue with innovations in science, technology, engineering, and math.

What's happening now March 12, 2014

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 6
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 12, 2014
CONYERS, JOHN
· Mar 12, 2014
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· Mar 12, 2014
Fudge, Marcia
· Mar 12, 2014
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Mar 12, 2014
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Mar 12, 2014
Lee, Barbara
· Mar 12, 2014
Maloney, Sean
· Mar 12, 2014
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 12, 2014
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 12, 2014
Owens, William
· Mar 12, 2014
Richmond, Cedric
· Mar 12, 2014
RUSH, BOBBY
· Mar 12, 2014
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 12, 2014
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE
· Mar 12, 2014
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Mar 12, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 514: Honoring Thomas Jennings of New York City as the first African-American to be granted a patent by the United States.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-514/
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"H. Res. 514: Honoring Thomas Jennings of New York City as the first African-American to be granted a patent by the United States.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-514/.
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H. Res. 514, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-514/.
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