H.R. 5796Patents for Humanity Act of 2022

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Sponsor: Hakeem S. Jeffries [D-NY-08]
Cosponsors: 1 · 1 Republican
Policy area: Commerce
Committee: Judiciary Committee
Latest action: Dec 20, 2022 · Became Public Law No: 117-245.

IntroducedNov 1, 2021
Passed the HouseApr 27, 2022
Passed the SenateNov 28, 2022
Sent to the PresidentDec 16, 2022
Became lawDec 20, 2022

What the measure doesCRS summary

This bill provides statutory authority for a program to award certificates that may be used to accelerate certain proceedings and applications at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO). The program established under this bill shall be treated as the successor to the existing Patents for Humanity program.

Under this bill, the PTO must hold a competition at least once every two years to award certificates to eligible entities that submit a patent application that addresses a humanitarian issue.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 5796 as public Law on Dec 20, 2022. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 511

House Dec 6, 2022

On the Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment

Patents for Humanity Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

396 Yea 24 Nay 11 not voting

Crossed both parties 24 of 420 voting members broke with their own party: 24 Republicans.

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DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present

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All members431 members

Democratic218 members

Republican213 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors1 · 1 Republican

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 5796 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.

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H.R. 5796Patents for Humanity Act of 2022

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 511

On the Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment

How the chamber split

Cosponsors1 · 1 Republican

H.R. 5796Patents for Humanity Act of 2022

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 511

On the Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment

How the chamber split

Cosponsors1 · 1 Republican

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