S. Amdt. 112 - To Require That the Government Prioritize All Obligations on the Debt Held by the Public in the Event That the Debt Limit is Reached.

America Invents Act

S. 23 — 112^th Congress (2011–2012)

Summary

A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform. (by CRS)

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Title

A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform.

Other Titles

• Patent Reform Act of 2011
• Patent Reform Act of 2011
• Intellectual Property Jurisdiction Clarification Act of 2011
• America Invents Act
• Intellectual Property Jurisdiction Clarification Act of 2011

Sponsor

Patrick Leahy

Co-Sponsors

• Richard Blumenthal
• Chris Coons
• Alan Franken
• Kirsten Gillibrand
• Charles Grassley
• Thomas Harkin
• Orrin Hatch
• Amy Klobuchar
• Herbert Kohl
• Jon Kyl
• Joseph Lieberman
• Charles Schumer
• Jefferson Sessions
• Sheldon Whitehouse

Subjects

• Commerce
• Administrative law and regulatory procedures
• Administrative remedies
• Advanced technology and technological innovations
• Appropriations
• Civil actions and liability
• Congressional oversight
• Department of Commerce
• Evidence and witnesses
• Executive agency funding and structure
• Federal appellate courts
• Federal district courts
• Intellectual property
• Judges
• Judicial review and appeals
• Michigan
• Small business
• Transportation costs
• User charges and fees
• Virginia

Related Bills

• H.R. 243 (112^th) : Patent Lawsuit Reform Act of 2011
• H.R. 1249 (112^th) : Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
• S. 139 (112^th) : Equal Access to Tax Planning Act

Major Actions

Introduced	1/25/2011
Referred to Committee
Amendments (44 proposed)
Passed Senate	3/08/2011

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
select this vote	Senate	On the Amendment S.Amdt. 121 to S. 23 (Patent Reform Act of 2011)	3/01/2011	This amendment PASSED the Senate 97 voted YES 2 voted NO 1 voted present/not voting
currently selected	Senate	On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 112 to S. 23 (Patent Reform Act of 2011)	3/01/2011	This amendment PASSED the Senate 52 voted YES 47 voted NO 1 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 117 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.	3/02/2011	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 123 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.	3/02/2011	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 124 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.	3/02/2011	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	On the Amendment S.Amdt. 115 to S. 23 (Patent Reform Act of 2011)	3/02/2011	This amendment DID NOT PASS the Senate 58 voted YES 40 voted NO 2 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 126 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.	3/03/2011	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 142 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.	3/03/2011	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 133 to S. 23 (Patent Reform Act of 2011)	3/03/2011	This amendment PASSED the Senate 87 voted YES 13 voted NO 0 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 141 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.	3/07/2011	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	On the Cloture Motion S. 23	3/07/2011	This motion PASSED the Senate 87 voted YES 3 voted NO 10 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 143 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.	3/08/2011	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	On Passage of the Bill S. 23	3/08/2011	This bill PASSED the Senate 95 voted YES 5 voted NO 0 voted present/not voting

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	1/25/2011
		1/25/2011	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S130-131)
		1/25/2011	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
	Put on a legislative calendar	2/03/2011	Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
		2/03/2011	Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with amendments. Without written report.
	Put on a legislative calendar	2/03/2011	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 6.
		2/28/2011	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
		2/28/2011	The committee reported amendments were agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
		2/28/2011	Amendment SA 112 proposed by Senator Vitter for Senator Toomey.
		2/28/2011	Amendment SA 114 proposed by Senator Leahy.
		2/28/2011	Amendment SA 115 proposed by Senator Lee.
		2/28/2011	Amendment SA 116 proposed by Senator Bennet.
		2/28/2011	Amendment SA 117 proposed by Senator Bennet.
		3/01/2011	Considered by Senate.
		3/01/2011	Considered by Senate.
		3/01/2011	Amendment SA 113 proposed by Senator DeMint for Senator Vitter.
		3/01/2011	Amendment SA 113 was modified to be a first degree amendment by Unanimous Consent.
		3/01/2011	Proposed amendment SA 113 withdrawn in Senate.
		3/01/2011	Considered by Senate.
		3/01/2011	Considered by Senate.
		3/01/2011	Considered by Senate.
		3/01/2011	Considered by Senate.
		3/01/2011	Amendment SA 121 proposed by Senator Leahy.
		3/01/2011	Amendment SA 123 proposed by Senator Kirk.
		3/01/2011	Amendment SA 124 proposed by Senator Menendez.
select this vote	Vote	3/01/2011	On the Amendment S.Amdt. 121 to S. 23 (Patent Reform Act of 2011)
currently selected	Vote	3/01/2011	On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 112 to S. 23 (Patent Reform Act of 2011)
		3/02/2011	Considered by Senate.
		3/02/2011	Considered by Senate.
		3/02/2011	Considered by Senate.
		3/02/2011	Considered by Senate.
		3/02/2011	Considered by Senate.
select this vote	Vote	3/02/2011	Amendment SA 117 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
		3/02/2011	Amendment SA 121, previously agreed to, was further modified by Unanimous Consent.
		3/02/2011	Considered by Senate.
select this vote	Vote	3/02/2011	Amendment SA 123 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
		3/02/2011	Considered by Senate.
select this vote	Vote	3/02/2011	Amendment SA 124 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
		3/02/2011	Amendment SA 133 proposed by Senator Feinstein.
select this vote	Vote	3/02/2011	On the Amendment S.Amdt. 115 to S. 23 (Patent Reform Act of 2011)
		3/03/2011	Considered by Senate.
		3/03/2011	Cloture motion on the bill presented in Senate.
		3/03/2011	Considered by Senate.
		3/03/2011	Considered by Senate.
		3/03/2011	Amendment SA 126 proposed by Senator Stabenow.
select this vote	Vote	3/03/2011	Amendment SA 126 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		3/03/2011	Considered by Senate.
		3/03/2011	Amendment SA 142 proposed by Senator Whitehouse for Senator Bingaman.
select this vote	Vote	3/03/2011	Amendment SA 142 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
select this vote	Vote	3/03/2011	On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 133 to S. 23 (Patent Reform Act of 2011)
		3/07/2011	Considered by Senate.
		3/07/2011	Considered by Senate.
		3/07/2011	Proposed amendment SA 114 withdrawn in Senate.
		3/07/2011	Considered by Senate.
		3/07/2011	Proposed amendment SA 116 withdrawn in Senate.
		3/07/2011	Amendment SA 141 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Baucus.
select this vote	Vote	3/07/2011	Amendment SA 141 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
		3/07/2011	Amendment SA 143 proposed by Senator Reid.
		3/07/2011	Amendment SA 152 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SA 143.
select this vote	Vote	3/07/2011	On the Cloture Motion S. 23
		3/08/2011	Considered by Senate.
		3/08/2011	Considered by Senate.
select this vote	Vote	3/08/2011	Amendment SA 143 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		3/08/2011	Considered by Senate.
		3/08/2011	Proposed amendment SA 152 withdrawn in Senate.
select this vote	Senate Vote on Passage	3/08/2011	On Passage of the Bill S. 23
		3/09/2011	Received in the House.
		3/09/2011	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
		3/09/2011	Held at the desk.

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status
currently selected	S. Amdt. 112	Toomey, Patrick [R-PA]	February 28, 2011	Failed by roll call vote on February 28, 2011.
	To require that the Government prioritize all obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached. Actions February 27, 2011, 7:00 pm ET - Amendment SA 112 proposed by Senator Vitter for Senator Toomey. February 28, 2011, 7:00 pm ET - Considered by Senate. March 1, 2011, 12:29 pm ET - On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 112 to S. 23 (Patent Reform Act of 2011) Full Text of this Amendment SA 112. Mr. TOOMEY (for himself and Mr. Vitter) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 23, to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. __X. FULL FAITH AND CREDIT ACT. (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the "Full Faith and Credit Act". (b) Prioritize Obligations on the Debt Held by the Public.--In the event that the debt of the United States Government, as defined in section 3101 of title 31, United States Code, reaches the statutory limit, the authority of the Department of the Treasury provided in section 3123 of title 31, United States Code, to pay with legal tender the principal and interest on debt held by the public shall take priority over all other obligations incurred by the Government of the United States. (As printed in the Congressional Record for the Senate on Feb 28, 2011.)
	S. Amdt. 113	Vitter, David [R-LA]	February 28, 2011	Withdrawn on February 28, 2011.
	To require that the Government give equal priority to payment of social security benefits and payment of all obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 114	Leahy, Patrick [D-VT]	February 28, 2011	Withdrawn on March 6, 2011.
	To improve the bill. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 115	Lee, Mike [R-UT]	February 28, 2011	Offered on February 27, 2011.
	To express the sense of the Senate in support of a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 116	Bennet, Michael [D-CO]	February 28, 2011	Withdrawn on March 6, 2011.
	To reduce the fee amounts paid by small entities requesting prioritized examination under Three-Track Examination. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 117	Bennet, Michael [D-CO]	February 28, 2011	Passed by voice vote on March 1, 2011.
	To establish additional USPTO satellite offices. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 118	Bennet, Michael [D-CO]	March 1, 2011	Offered on February 28, 2011.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 119	Bennet, Michael [D-CO]	March 1, 2011	Offered on February 28, 2011.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 120	Kirk, Mark [R-IL]	March 1, 2011	Offered on February 28, 2011.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 121	Leahy, Patrick [D-VT]	March 1, 2011	Passed by roll call vote on February 28, 2011.
	To improve the bill. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 122	Coons, Chris [D-DE]	March 1, 2011	Offered on February 28, 2011.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 123	Kirk, Mark [R-IL]	March 1, 2011	Passed by voice vote on March 1, 2011.
	To provide a fast lane for small businesses within the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to receive information and support regarding patent filing issues. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 124	Menéndez, Robert [D-NJ]	March 1, 2011	Passed by voice vote on March 1, 2011.
	To provide for prioritized examination for technologies important to American competitiveness. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 125	Cardin, Benjamin [D-MD]	March 1, 2011	Offered on February 28, 2011.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 126	Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]	March 1, 2011	Passed by voice vote on March 2, 2011.
	To designate the satellite office of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to be located in Detroit, Michigan as the "Elijah J. McCoy United States Patent and Trademark Office". Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 127	Ensign, John [R-NV]	March 1, 2011	Offered on February 28, 2011.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 128	Franken, Alan [D-MN]	March 1, 2011	Offered on February 28, 2011.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 129	Risch, James [R-ID]	March 1, 2011	Offered on February 28, 2011.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 130	Risch, James [R-ID]	March 1, 2011	Offered on February 28, 2011.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 131	Cardin, Benjamin [D-MD]	March 1, 2011	Offered on February 28, 2011.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 132	Cardin, Benjamin [D-MD]	March 1, 2011	Offered on February 28, 2011.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 133	Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]	March 2, 2011	Failed by roll call vote on March 2, 2011.
	To strike the first inventor to file requirement. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 134	Rockefeller, John [D-WV]	March 2, 2011	Offered on March 1, 2011.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 135	Collins, Susan [R-ME]	March 2, 2011	Offered on March 1, 2011.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 136	Landrieu, Mary [D-LA]	March 2, 2011	Offered on March 1, 2011.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 137	Landrieu, Mary [D-LA]	March 2, 2011	Offered on March 1, 2011.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 138	Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]	March 2, 2011	Offered on March 1, 2011.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 139	McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]	March 2, 2011	Offered on March 1, 2011.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 140	Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]	March 2, 2011	Offered on March 1, 2011.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 141	Baucus, Max [D-MT]	March 3, 2011	Passed by voice vote on March 6, 2011.
	To clarify that section 14 shall not apply to an invention that is a computer program product or system used solely for preparing a tax or information return or other tax filing. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 142	Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]	March 3, 2011	Passed by voice vote on March 2, 2011.
	To require the PTO to disclose the length of time between the commencement of each inter partes and post-grant review and the conclusion of that review. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 143	Reid, Harry [D-NV]	March 3, 2011	Passed by voice vote on March 7, 2011.
	To include public institutions of higher education in the definition of a micro entity. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 144	Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]	March 3, 2011	Offered on March 2, 2011.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 145	Cardin, Benjamin [D-MD]	March 3, 2011	Offered on March 2, 2011.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 146	Pryor, Mark [D-AR]	March 4, 2011	Offered on March 3, 2011.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 147	Pryor, Mark [D-AR]	March 4, 2011	Offered on March 3, 2011.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 148	Pryor, Mark [D-AR]	March 4, 2011	Offered on March 3, 2011.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 150	Rockefeller, John [D-WV]	March 4, 2011	Offered on March 3, 2011.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 151	Rockefeller, John [D-WV]	March 4, 2011	Offered on March 3, 2011.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 152	Reid, Harry [D-NV]	March 7, 2011	Withdrawn on March 7, 2011.
	To provide an effective date. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 153	Reid, Harry [D-NV]	March 7, 2011	Offered on March 6, 2011.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 154	Baucus, Max [D-MT]	March 7, 2011	Offered on March 6, 2011.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 155	Baucus, Max [D-MT]	March 7, 2011	Offered on March 6, 2011.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 156	Baucus, Max [D-MT]	March 7, 2011	Offered on March 6, 2011.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details