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hr 5796 · 117th Congress · House

Patents for Humanity Act of 2022

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Cosponsors
1 current · 1 total
Actions
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Criterion breakdown8 criteria · max 90
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Recorded vote · House roll call 511 · 2022-12-06
396 Yea · 24 Nay · 0 Present · 11 Not voting — Passed
D
2160 (Yea–Nay)
R
18024 (Yea–Nay)
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Actions (30)
DateTimeAction
2021-11-01Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2021-11-01Introduced in House
2021-11-01Introduced in House
2022-04-27Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 223.
2022-04-27Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-302.
2022-04-27Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-302.
2022-04-2712:14:52Mr. Jeffries moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2022-04-2712:15:05Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4520-4521)
2022-04-2712:15:23DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5796.
2022-04-2712:23:32On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4520)
2022-04-2712:23:32Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
2022-04-2712:23:36Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2022-11-28Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S6828)
2022-11-28Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S6828)
2022-11-28Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6828-6829)
2022-11-28Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
2022-11-30Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2022-12-0516:00:17Ms. Jackson Lee moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H8752-8754)
2022-12-0516:00:31DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the Senate amendment to H.R. 5796.
2022-12-0516:06:23At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2022-12-06Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 396 - 24 (Roll no. 511).
2022-12-0616:20:29Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8771-8773; H8779-8780)
2022-12-0616:31:24On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 396 - 24 (Roll no. 511). (text: 12/05/2022 CR H8752-8753)
2022-12-0616:31:26Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2022-12-16Presented to President.
2022-12-16Presented to President.
2022-12-20Became Public Law No: 117-245.
2022-12-20Became Public Law No: 117-245.
2022-12-20Signed by President.
2022-12-20Signed by President.

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