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IDEA Act

USA117th CongressS-632| Senate 
| Updated: 4/29/2021
Mazie K. Hirono

Mazie K. Hirono

Democratic Senator

Hawaii

Cosponsors (8)
Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement Act of 2021 or the IDEA Act This bill requires the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to request demographic information from the inventor on each patent application submitted to the USPTO. Inventors shall not be required to provide the requested information, which shall include gender, race, and military or veteran status. The USPTO shall (1) publish an annual public report about the collected data, including the collected data broken down by the types of technology covered by the patent applications; and (2) make the underlying data publicly available.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4394
IDEA Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-2281
IDEA Act
Mar 9, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 9, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1425-1426)
Apr 29, 2021
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Aug 10, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-5006
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4394
    IDEA Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2281
    IDEA Act


  • March 9, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 9, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1425-1426)


  • April 29, 2021
    Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.


  • August 10, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-5006
    Introduced in House

Commerce

Related Bills

  • HR 117-1723: IDEA Act
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IDEA Act

USA117th CongressS-632| Senate 
| Updated: 4/29/2021
Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement Act of 2021 or the IDEA Act This bill requires the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to request demographic information from the inventor on each patent application submitted to the USPTO. Inventors shall not be required to provide the requested information, which shall include gender, race, and military or veteran status. The USPTO shall (1) publish an annual public report about the collected data, including the collected data broken down by the types of technology covered by the patent applications; and (2) make the underlying data publicly available.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4394
IDEA Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-2281
IDEA Act
Mar 9, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 9, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1425-1426)
Apr 29, 2021
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Aug 10, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-5006
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4394
    IDEA Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2281
    IDEA Act


  • March 9, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 9, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1425-1426)


  • April 29, 2021
    Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.


  • August 10, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-5006
    Introduced in House
Mazie K. Hirono

Mazie K. Hirono

Democratic Senator

Hawaii

Cosponsors (8)
Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

Commerce

Related Bills

  • HR 117-1723: IDEA Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Government information and archivesIntellectual propertyRight of privacy