US Congress House Bill 628 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on January 4 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-01-04 - Became Public Law No: 111-349.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Establishes a pilot program in certain U.S. district courts under which: (1) those district judges who request to hear cases involving patent or plant variety protection issues are designated by the chief judge to hear them; (2) such cases are randomly assigned to the district court judges, regardless of whether they are designated; (3) a judge not designated to whom such a case is assigned may decline to accept the case; and (4) a case so declined is randomly reassigned to one of those judges so designated.

To establish a pilot program in certain United States district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges.

Rep. Howard Coble [R-NC]

Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA]

Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]

Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-01-04		Became Public Law No: 111-349.
2011-01-04		Signed by President.
2010-12-28		Presented to President.
2010-12-17		Cleared for White House.
2010-12-17		Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2010-12-17		On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 371 - 1 (Roll no. 651). (text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR 12/16/2010 H8536-8537)
2010-12-17		Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8762-8763)
2010-12-16		At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Ms. Chu objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
2010-12-16		DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the Senate amendment to H.R. 628.
2010-12-16		Ms. Chu moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H8536-8539)
2010-12-14		Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2010-12-13		Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
2010-12-13		S.AMDT.4801 Amendment SA 4801 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2010-12-13		S.AMDT.4801 Amendment SA 4801 proposed by Senator Durbin for Senator Leahy. (consideration: CR S8946-8947; text: CR S8946-8947)In the nature of a substitute.
2010-12-13		Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S8946-8947)
2010-12-13		Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
2009-03-18		Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2009-03-17		Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2009-03-17		On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 409 - 7 (Roll no. 130). (text: CR H3456-3457)
2009-03-17		Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3471)
2009-03-17		At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Issa objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
2009-03-17		DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 628.
2009-03-17		Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3456-3459)
2009-03-17		Mr. Johnson (GA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2009-01-22		Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

SB299 (Same As) 2009-01-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/628/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr628/BILLS-111hr628ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr628/BILLS-111hr628eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr628/BILLS-111hr628eas.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr628/BILLS-111hr628enr.pdf