No Free TRIPS Act

United States118th CongressHR-3858House of Representatives
Updated: Dec 17, 2024

Summary

No Free TRIPS Act This bill prohibits the U.S. government from negotiating or concluding any withdrawal from or modification to the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) without explicit authorization from Congress. The TRIPS Agreement is one of several international agreements that led to the creation of the World Trade Organization (WTO). In October 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, several WTO members proposed a waiver of some TRIPS obligations, including obligations related to national patent laws.

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Timeline

Latest companion bill action

S-1834: No Free TRIPS Act

Introduced in Senate

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

    House of Representatives

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

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