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IDEA Act

Introduced: July 25, 2019 Introduced by: Velázquez, Nydia M. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Aug 28, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Jul 25, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 25, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement Act of 2019 or the IDEA Act

This bill directs the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to collect demographic information about each inventor listed on a patent application. Inventors shall not be required to provide the requested information, which shall include gender, ethnicity, national origin, sexual identity, veterans status, disability, and education and income levels. Such information shall be (1) kept confidential and separate from each patent application, and (2) periodically made public as aggregated data without personally identifying information.

What's happening now August 28, 2019

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2281 Identical bill IDEA Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Oct 15, 2019
Stivers, Steve
· Jul 25, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4075: IDEA Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4075/
MLA
"H.R. 4075: IDEA Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4075/.
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H.R. 4075, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4075/.
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[H.R. 4075: IDEA Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4075/)
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