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HR 7259 116th Congress House Commerce Foreign aid and international relief Intellectual property

Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act

Introduced: June 18, 2020 Introduced by: McBath, Lucy Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 5, 2021
Signed by President.
Jan 5, 2021
Became Public Law No: 116-316.
Dec 24, 2020
Presented to President.
Dec 16, 2020
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 15, 2020
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7507)
Dec 15, 2020
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7507)
Jun 30, 2020
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 488.
Jun 29, 2020
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Jun 25, 2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 25, 2020
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2503)
Jun 25, 2020
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7259.
Jun 25, 2020
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2503-2504)
Jun 25, 2020
Mr. Johnson (GA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jun 25, 2020
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2503)
Jun 18, 2020
Introduced in House
Jun 18, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act

This bill authorizes the holder of an acceleration certificate awarded under the Patents for Humanity program to transfer the certificate to another party.

(The Patents for Humanity program recognizes patent owners, applicants, and licensees that use their inventions to meet humanitarian challenges. The winners each receive a certificate that can be used to accelerate certain U.S. Patent and Trademark Office proceedings, such as a patent application.)

What's happening now January 5, 2021

Became Public Law No: 116-316.

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 Bill text 5 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Cline, Ben
Virginia · Jun 18, 2020
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 18, 2020
Roby, Martha
· Jun 18, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7259: Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7259/
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"H.R. 7259: Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7259/.
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H.R. 7259, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7259/.
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