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H.R. 1561

United States Patent and Trademark Fee Modernization Act of 2004

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 487.

Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21](R-TX)Sponsor
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  1. Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 487.

  2. Committee

    Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch without amendment. Without written report.

    Judiciary Committee
  3. Committee14000

    Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch without amendment. Without written report.

    Judiciary Committee
  4. Committee

    Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

    Judiciary Committee
  5. IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

    Judiciary Committee
  6. FloorH38310

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  7. FloorH37100

    On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 379 - 28 (Roll no. 38).

  8. Floor8000

    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 379 - 28 (Roll no. 38).

  9. FloorH35000

    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

  10. FloorH32600

    The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1561.

  11. FloorH8D000

    DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res. 547 the Committee of the Whole proceeded with twenty minutes of debate on the Sensenbrenner amendment.

  12. FloorH8D000

    GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1561.

  13. FloorH32400

    The Speaker designated the Honorable Ray LaHood to act as Chairman of the Committee.

  14. FloorH32020

    House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 547 and Rule XVIII.

  15. FloorH8D000

    Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1561 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.

  16. FloorH30000

    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 547. (consideration: CR H790, H793-804; text of measure as reported in House: CR H799-801)

  17. FloorH1L220

    Rule H. Res. 547 passed House.

  18. FloorH1L210

    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 547 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1561 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.

  19. CalendarsH12410

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 132.

  20. CommitteeH12200

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 108-241.

    Judiciary Committee
  21. Committee5000

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 108-241.

    Judiciary Committee
  22. CommitteeH19000

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Judiciary Committee
  23. CommitteeH15000-B

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Judiciary Committee
  24. CommitteeH23000

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee
  25. CommitteeH22000

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee
  26. CommitteeH21000

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee
  27. CommitteeH11000

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.

    Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee
  28. IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Judiciary Committee
  29. IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  30. IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House