HR 9681 119th Congress House

To amend the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to limit intellectual property protection for plants, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 14, 2026 Introduced by: McGovern, James P. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov

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Jul 14, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives

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Casar, Greg

Texas · Jul 14, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9681: To amend the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to limit intellectual property protection for plants, and for other purposes.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9681/

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"H.R. 9681: To amend the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to limit intellectual property protection for plants, and for other purposes.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9681/.

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H.R. 9681, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9681/.

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[H.R. 9681: To amend the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to limit intellectual property protection for plants, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9681/)