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HR 976 115th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Federally chartered organizations Intellectual property

To grant a Federal charter to the National Academy of Inventors.

Introduced: March 7, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 2, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Feb 7, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 7, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill grants a federal charter to the National Academy of Inventors.

What's happening now March 2, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 4 Republican 4
R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Apr 10, 2018
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jul 18, 2017
SMITH, LAMAR
· Jul 13, 2017
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Jun 21, 2017
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · May 18, 2017
 R
Womack, Steve
Arkansas · Mar 17, 2017
Delaney, John
· Mar 7, 2017
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Feb 13, 2017
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Feb 13, 2017
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Feb 7, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 976: To grant a Federal charter to the National Academy of Inventors.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-976/
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"H.R. 976: To grant a Federal charter to the National Academy of Inventors.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-976/.
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H.R. 976, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-976/.
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