S. 2281 · 116th Congress
IDEA Act
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HironoSponsor3 cosponsors · 2 D, 1 R
1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement Act of 2019 or the IDEA Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jul 25, 2019
Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement Act of 2019 or the IDEA Act
This bill directs the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to collect demographic information about each inventor listed on a patent application. Inventors shall not be required to provide the requested information, which shall include gender, ethnicity, national origin, sexual identity, veterans status, disability, and education and income levels. Such information shall be (1) kept confidential and separate from each patent application, and (2) periodically made public as aggregated data without personally identifying information.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: IDEA Act
Also known as: Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement Act of 2019
Latest action (Jul 25, 2019): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5110-5111)
Policy area: Commerce · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jul 25, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.