S 1834
118th Congress
Senate
Commerce
No Free TRIPS Act
Introduced: June 6, 2023
Introduced by:
Blackburn, Marsha
Republican
· Tennessee
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 6, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 6, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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