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S 4063 117th Congress Senate Commerce

No Free TRIPS Act

Introduced: April 7, 2022 Introduced by: Blackburn, Marsha Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 7, 2022
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No Free TRIPS Act

This bill prohibits the U.S. government from negotiating or concluding any withdrawal from or modification to the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) without explicit authorization from Congress.

The TRIPS Agreement is one of several international agreements that led to the creation of the World Trade Organization (WTO). In October 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, several WTO members proposed a waiver of some TRIPS obligations, including obligations related to national patent laws.

What's happening now April 7, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7582 Identical bill No Free TRIPS Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 6
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Apr 7, 2022
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Hagerty, Bill
Tennessee · Apr 7, 2022
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Apr 7, 2022
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Apr 7, 2022
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Apr 7, 2022
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Tuberville, Tommy
Alabama · Apr 7, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4063: No Free TRIPS Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4063/
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"S. 4063: No Free TRIPS Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4063/.
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S. 4063, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4063/.
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