Patents for Humanity Act of 2021
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.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-20 | President | Became Public Law No: 117-245. | Library of Congress |
| 2022-12-20 | President | Signed by President. | Library of Congress |
| 2022-12-16 | Floor | Presented to President. | House floor actions |
| 2022-12-06 | ResolvingDifferences | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2022-12-06 | Vote | On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 396 - 24 (Roll no. 511). (text: 12/05/2022 CR H8752-8753) | House floor actions |
| 2022-12-06 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8771-8773; H8779-8780) | House floor actions |
| 2022-12-05 | ResolvingDifferences | At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. | House floor actions |
| 2022-12-05 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the Senate amendment to H.R. 5796. | House floor actions |
| 2022-12-05 | ResolvingDifferences | Ms. Jackson Lee moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H8752-8754) | House floor actions |
| 2022-11-30 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2022-11-28 | Floor | Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S6828) | Senate |
| 2022-11-28 | Floor | Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6828-6829) | Senate |
| 2022-11-28 | Discharge | Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. | Senate |
| 2022-04-28 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate |
| 2022-04-27 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2022-04-27 | Floor | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4520) | House floor actions |
| 2022-04-27 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5796. | House floor actions |
| 2022-04-27 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4520-4521) | House floor actions |
| 2022-04-27 | Floor | Mr. Jeffries moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2022-04-27 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 223. | House floor actions |
| 2022-04-27 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-302. | House floor actions |
| 2021-12-08 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2021-12-08 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2021-11-01 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | House floor actions |
| 2021-11-01 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |