H.Res. 514 · 113th Congress
Honoring Thomas Jennings of New York City as the first African-American to be granted a patent by the United…
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Honoring Thomas Jennings of New York City as the first African-American to be granted a patent by the United States.
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Honors Thomas Jennings as the first African-American to be granted a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and commends his economic contributions to the United States through use of the patent system.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 12, 2014
Honors Thomas Jennings as the first African-American to be granted a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and commends his economic contributions to the United States through use of the patent system.
Acknowledges that his inventive contributions encourage Americans to continue with innovations in science, technology, engineering, and math.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Honoring Thomas Jennings of New York City as the first African-American to be granted a patent by the United States.
Latest action (Mar 12, 2014): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy area: Commerce · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 12, 2014
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.