US Congress Senate Bill 1358 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on June 25 2009 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-06-25 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Authorizes the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to use funds made available under provisions of the Act commonly known as the Trademark Act of 1946 (relating to fees) 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, if: (1) 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 (2) funds so used are repaid to trademark operations not later than September 30, 2011. Terminates such authority on June 30, 2010.

A bill 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.

Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]

Sen. Jeff Sessions [R-AL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-06-25		Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2009-06-25		Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2009-06-25		Received in the House.
2009-06-25		Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7044-7046; text as passed Senate: CR S7044)

HB3114 (Related) 2009-08-07 - Became Public Law No: 111-45.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/1358/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s1358/BILLS-111s1358es.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s1358/BILLS-111s1358cps.pdf