SUCCESS Act
USA115th CongressHR-6758| House
| Updated: 10/31/2018
Steve Chabot
Republican Representative
Ohio
Cosponsors (10)
Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Study of Underrepresented Classes Chasing Engineering and Science Success Act of 2018 or the SUCCESS Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to study and report to Congress on the number of patents applied for and obtained: (1) by women, minorities, and veterans; and (2) by small businesses owned by women, minorities, and veterans. The USPTO must provide legislative recommendations to increase the number of women, minorities, and veterans who participate in entrepreneurship activities and apply for patents. (Sec. 4) Additionally, the bill amends the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to extend for eight years the authority of the USPTO to set and adjust patent fees.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 754.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 115-966.
Mr. Chabot moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8815-8817)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6758.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8815)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8815)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6876)
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6876)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 115-273.
Commerce
Congressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsIntellectual propertyMinority and disadvantaged businessesSmall businessUser charges and feesVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
SUCCESS Act
USA115th CongressHR-6758| House
| Updated: 10/31/2018
Study of Underrepresented Classes Chasing Engineering and Science Success Act of 2018 or the SUCCESS Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to study and report to Congress on the number of patents applied for and obtained: (1) by women, minorities, and veterans; and (2) by small businesses owned by women, minorities, and veterans. The USPTO must provide legislative recommendations to increase the number of women, minorities, and veterans who participate in entrepreneurship activities and apply for patents. (Sec. 4) Additionally, the bill amends the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to extend for eight years the authority of the USPTO to set and adjust patent fees.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 754.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 115-966.
Mr. Chabot moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8815-8817)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6758.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8815)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8815)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6876)
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6876)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 115-273.
Steve Chabot
Republican Representative
Ohio
Cosponsors (10)
Judiciary Committee
Commerce
Related Bills
- S 115-3416: A bill to amend the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to extend the period during which the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office may set or adjust certain fees.
- S 115-3483: A bill to direct the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, in consultation with the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, to conduct a study and provide recommendations to promote the participation of women, minorities, and veterans in entrepreneurship activities and the patent system, to extend by 8 years the authority of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to set the amounts for the fees that the Office charges, and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Congressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsIntellectual propertyMinority and disadvantaged businessesSmall businessUser charges and feesVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation