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H.R. 3309 (113th): Innovation Act

To amend title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections, and for other purposes.

The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.

Sponsor and status

Bob Goodlatte

Sponsor. Representative for Virginia's 6th congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Dec 9, 2013
Length: 61 pages
Introduced
Oct 23, 2013
113th Congress (2013–2015)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on December 5, 2013 but was never passed by the Senate.

Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).

Cosponsors

16 Cosponsors (9 Republicans, 7 Democrats)

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History

Oct 23, 2013
 
Introduced

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Nov 20, 2013
 
Ordered Reported

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Dec 5, 2013
 
Passed House (Senate next)

The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next.

H.R. 3309 (113th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 3309. This is the one from the 113th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2013 to Jan 2, 2015. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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