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112th Congress · House bill · Last action Aug 25, 2011
BillsCommerceH.R. 2276Congress.gov ↗
H.R. 2276In CommitteeCommerce

To require the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to conduct a study on effective ways to provide confirming genetic diagnostic test activity where gene patents and exclusive licensing exist, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-20] (D-FL)Introduced Jun 22, 2011
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Introduced
Jun 22
House committee
Aug 25
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House floor
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Senate
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Aug 25
Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.
Jun 22
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 22
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 22
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 22
Introduced in House
Jun 22
Introduced in House
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Aug 25
HOUSEReferred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.
Jun 22
HOUSEReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 22
HOUSEReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 22
HOUSEReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 22
Introduced in House
Jun 22
Introduced in House

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