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S. 2276 119th Congress Senate

ETHIC Act

Official title: A bill to address patent thickets.

Introduced: July 15, 2025 Introduced by: Peter Welch Democratic · Vermont See on congress.gov
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Jul 15, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 15, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Lobbying activity 103

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

  • SANOFI US SERVICES INC.
    for SANOFI US SERVICES INC · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • PUBLIC CITIZEN
    for PUBLIC CITIZEN · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION
    for BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • RADIUS ADVOCACY, LLC
    for COUNCIL FOR INNOVATION PROMOTION (C4IP) · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • WILEY REIN LLP
    for FRESENIUS KABI USA LLC · Illinois · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • FAMILIES USA FOUNDATION, INC.
    for FAMILIES USA FOUNDATION INC · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2276: ETHIC Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2276/
MLA
"S. 2276: ETHIC Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2276/.
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S. 2276, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2276/.
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[S. 2276: ETHIC Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2276/)
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