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Requesting the President to transmit certain information to the House of Representatives relating to the proposed waiver of intellectual property commitments under the World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade- Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights.

Introduced: June 9, 2022 Introduced by: Smith, Adrian Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
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Jun 9, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Jun 9, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 9, 2022
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution requests that the President transmit certain information to the House of Representatives related to the proposed waiver of intellectual property commitments under the World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (known as the TRIPS waiver). In particular, the resolution requests information demonstrating that (1) the TRIPS waiver will increase global supply and delivery of COVID-19 vaccines, (2) the waiver will accelerate the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, or (3) China will not obtain access to patents or other intellectual property related to COVID-19 vaccines even if expressly excluded from the waiver.

What's happening now June 9, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

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