US Congress House Bill 6758 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on October 31 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-10-31 - Became Public Law No: 115-273.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

SUCCESS Act Study of Underrepresented Classes Chasing Engineering and Science Success Act of 2018 (Sec. 3) This bill directs the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to study and report to Congress on the number of patents applied for and obtained: (1) by women, minorities, and veterans; and (2) by small businesses owned by women, minorities, and veterans. The USPTO must provide legislative recommendations to increase the number of women, minorities, and veterans who participate in entrepreneurship activities and apply for patents. (Sec. 4) Additionally, the bill amends the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to extend for eight years the authority of the USPTO to set and adjust patent fees.

SUCCESS Act Study of Underrepresented Classes Chasing Engineering and Science Success Act of 2018

Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Bob Goodlatte [R-VA]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]
Rep. Barbara Comstock [R-VA]	Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO]
Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]	Rep. Karen Handel [R-GA]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-10-31	Senate	Became Public Law No: 115-273.
2018-10-31	Senate	Signed by President.
2018-10-24	Senate	Presented to President.
2018-10-12	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2018-10-11	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6876)
2018-09-26	Senate	Received in the Senate, read twice.
2018-09-25	House	The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
2018-09-25	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2018-09-25	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8815)
2018-09-25	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6758.
2018-09-25	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8815-8817)
2018-09-25	House	Mr. Chabot moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2018-09-25	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 754.
2018-09-25	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 115-966.
2018-09-13	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2018-09-13	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2018-09-10	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2018-09-10	House	Introduced in House

HB6390 (Related) 2018-08-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
SB3416 (Related) 2018-09-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
SB3483 (Related) 2018-09-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6758/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr6758/BILLS-115hr6758ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr6758/BILLS-115hr6758rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr6758/BILLS-115hr6758eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr6758/BILLS-115hr6758enr.pdf