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IDEA Act

USA116th CongressHR-4075| House 
| Updated: 8/28/2019
Nydia M. Velázquez

Nydia M. Velázquez

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (2)
Steve Stivers (Republican)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)

Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement Act of 2019 or the IDEA Act This bill 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.
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Timeline
Jul 25, 2019
Introduced in House
Jul 25, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Aug 28, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Jul 30, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-4394
Introduced in Senate
  • July 25, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • July 25, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • August 28, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.


  • July 30, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-4394
    Introduced in Senate

Commerce

Related Bills

  • S 116-2281: IDEA Act
Congressional oversightGovernment information and archivesIntellectual propertyRight of privacy

IDEA Act

USA116th CongressHR-4075| House 
| Updated: 8/28/2019
Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement Act of 2019 or the IDEA Act This bill 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.
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Timeline
Jul 25, 2019
Introduced in House
Jul 25, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Aug 28, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Jul 30, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-4394
Introduced in Senate
  • July 25, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • July 25, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • August 28, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.


  • July 30, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-4394
    Introduced in Senate
Nydia M. Velázquez

Nydia M. Velázquez

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (2)
Steve Stivers (Republican)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)

Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

Commerce

Related Bills

  • S 116-2281: IDEA Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightGovernment information and archivesIntellectual propertyRight of privacy