HR 6390
115th Congress
House
Commerce
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Intellectual property
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Small business
Women in business
SUCCESS Act
Introduced: July 16, 2018
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 6, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Jul 16, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 16, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Study of Underrepresented Classes Chasing Engineering and Science Success Act of 2018 or the SUCCESS Act
This bill directs the Small Business Administration to (1) report to Congress on the benefits of increasing the number of patents obtained by small business concerns owned and controlled by women and by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and (2) provide legislative recommendations on how to promote entrepreneurial and patenting activities by these individuals.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.