US Congress House Bill 3114 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Passed on August 7 2009 - 100% progression
Action: 2009-08-07 - Became Public Law No: 111-45.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Authorizes the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to use funds made available for FY2009 under the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 to support the processing of patents and other activities, services, and materials relating to patents, notwithstanding provisions restricting the use of such fees to activities relating trademark registrations, provided the Director certifies to Congress that the use of such funds is reasonably necessary to avoid USPTO furloughs or a reduction-in-force, or both, and does not create a substantial risk of a furlough or reduction-in-force of personnel working in the Trademark Operation of the USPTO. Requires the Director, on the exercise of that authority and notwithstanding any other law, to establish a surcharge on patent fees to repay any funds drawn down. Terminates such authority on June 30, 2010. Requires: (1) the surcharge to begin no later than September 30, 2011; and (2) the funds so used to be repaid to trademark operations not later than September 30, 2014.

To authorize the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to use funds made available under the Trademark Act of 1946 for patent operations in order to avoid furloughs and reductions-in-force, and for other purposes.

Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]

Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA]

Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]

Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-08-07		Became Public Law No: 111-45.
2009-08-07		Signed by President.
2009-07-27		Presented to President.
2009-07-20		Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2009-07-16		Cleared for White House.
2009-07-16		Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7664)
2009-07-08		Received in the Senate, read twice.
2009-07-07		Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2009-07-07		On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7723)
2009-07-07		Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7725)
2009-07-07		At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Poe (TX) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
2009-07-07		DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3114.
2009-07-07		Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7723-7724)
2009-07-07		Mr. Johnson (GA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2009-07-07		Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

SB1358 (Related) 2009-06-25 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/3114/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr3114/BILLS-111hr3114eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr3114/BILLS-111hr3114enr.pdf