US HB4075 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on July 25 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-08-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 25 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-08-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Directs the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to collect demographic information about each inventor listed on a patent application. Inventors shall not be required to provide the requested information, which shall include gender, ethnicity, national origin, sexual identity, veterans status, disability, and education and income levels. Such information shall be (1) kept confidential and separate from each patent application, and (2) periodically made public as aggregated data without personally identifying information.
Title
IDEA Act Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement Act of 2019
Sponsors
Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY] | Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH] | Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-08-28 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. |
2019-07-25 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
2019-07-25 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB2281 (Same As) 2019-07-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5110-5111)
Subjects
Commerce
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Intellectual property
Right of privacy
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Intellectual property
Right of privacy
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4075/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4075/BILLS-116hr4075ih.pdf |