S. 4713 118th Congress Senate

IDEA Act

Official title: A bill to amend chapter 11 of title 35, United States Code, to require the voluntary collection of demographic information for patent inventors, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 11, 2024 Introduced by: Mazie K. Hirono Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov

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Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps

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Passed House

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Became law

Nov 18, 2024

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 558.

Nov 18, 2024

Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin without amendment. Without written report.

Nov 14, 2024

Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Jul 11, 2024

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Jul 11, 2024

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action November 18, 2024

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 558.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 2

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

COUNCIL FOR INNOVATION PROMOTION (C4IP)
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COUNCIL FOR INNOVATION PROMOTION (C4IP)
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Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2 filings
SENATE
2 filings

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Cosponsors 7