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H.R. 3858 118th Congress House

No Free TRIPS Act

Official title: To prohibit the President from negotiating or concluding any withdrawal, suspension, waiver, or modification to the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intel… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To prohibit the President from negotiating or concluding any withdrawal, suspension, waiver, or modification to the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights without explicit authorization from Congress.

Introduced: June 6, 2023 Introduced by: Darrell Issa Republican · California See on congress.gov
Commerce
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Jun 6, 2023
Introduced in House
Jun 6, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Latest action December 17, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 4 Independent 1
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Cline, Ben
Virginia · Jun 6, 2023
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Fitzgerald, Scott
Wisconsin · Jun 6, 2023
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Kiley, Kevin
California · Jun 6, 2023
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McClintock, Tom
California · Jun 6, 2023
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Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Jun 6, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3858: No Free TRIPS Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3858/
MLA
"H.R. 3858: No Free TRIPS Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3858/.
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H.R. 3858, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3858/.
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[H.R. 3858: No Free TRIPS Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3858/)
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