US Congress Senate Bill 791 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on October 9 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-12-19 - By Senator Risch from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report. Report No. 115-435.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2017 (Sec. 4) This bill directs the Small Business Administration to develop partnership agreements that provide for: development of high-quality training for small businesses related to domestic and international protection of intellectual property, leveraging of training materials already developed for the education of inventors and small businesses, and participation of a nongovernmental organization. These agreements must also provide training: through electronic resources, including Internet-based webinars; and at physical locations, including a small business development center (SBDC) and the headquarters or a regional office of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Sec. 5) The bill amends the Small Business Act to require services at an SBDC to include training, in person or through a website, relating to: domestic and international intellectual property protections, and how those protections should be considered in the business plans and growth strategies of small businesses.

Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2017

Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]

Sen. James Risch [R-ID]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-12-19	House	By Senator Risch from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report. Report No. 115-435.
2018-10-09	House	Became Public Law No: 115-259.
2018-10-09	House	Signed by President.
2018-09-28	House	Presented to President.
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 Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8813-8814)
2018-09-25	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 791.
2018-09-25	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8813-8815)
2018-09-25	House	Mr. Chabot moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2018-07-19	House	Held at the desk.
2018-07-19	House	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2018-07-19	House	Received in the House.
2018-07-18	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S5073-5074; text: CR S5073-5074)
2018-03-19	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 347.
2018-03-19	Senate	Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Risch without amendment. Without written report.
2018-03-14	Senate	Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2017-03-30	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

HB2655 (Related) 2018-07-11 - Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 507.
HB4319 (Related) 2017-11-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/791/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s791/BILLS-115s791is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s791/BILLS-115s791rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s791/BILLS-115s791es.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s791/BILLS-115s791enr.pdf