H.R. 5796 — 117th Congress
Patents for Humanity Act of 2022
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Latest action
Dec 20, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-245.
CRS summary
As of Dec 20, 2022Public Law
Patents for Humanity Act of 2022
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.
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Roll-call votes
1 on recordDec 6, 2022 · On the Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment
Full roll callYea — 396: 216 D · 180 R
Nay — 24: 24 R
Not Voting — 11: 9 R · 2 D
| Member | State |
|---|---|
| John A. Yarmuth | KY |
| Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | VA |
| Bill Posey | FL |
| John H. Rutherford | FL |
| A. Drew Ferguson IV | GA |
| Adam Kinzinger | IL |
| Larry Bucshon | IN |
| Jack Bergman | MI |
| Peter Meijer | MI |
| Joe Wilson | SC |
| Liz Cheney | WY |
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