3.0.0 6344 2021-04-20T15:21:05Z 2021-04-20T15:21:05Z House H HR 2008-06-23 110 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Referred to 2008-07-28T23:32:39Z Referred to 2008-06-23T16:30:05Z ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-06-24T23:06:30Z 2008-07-28 hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property. Committee 2008-06-24 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2008-06-23 15:47:29 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2008-06-23 15:47:26 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5811-5812) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2008-06-23 15:47:26 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5811-5812) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2008-06-23 15:24:33 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6344. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2008-06-23 15:24:31 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5811-5816) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2008-06-23 15:24:20 Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2008-06-23 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2008-06-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-06-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000210 Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10] William Delahunt D MA D. 10 N P000587 Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6] MIKE PENCE R IN 6 2008-06-23 True C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2008-06-23 True H001036 Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5] Jeb Hensarling R TX 5 2008-06-23 True D000533 Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] JOHN DUNCAN R TN J. 2 2008-06-23 True J000284 Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11] STEPHANIE JONES D OH TUBBS 11 2008-06-23 True C000380 Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] DONNA CHRISTENSEN D VI M. 0 2008-06-23 True G000021 Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24] ELTON GALLEGLY R CA 24 2008-06-23 True Law Administrative fees Administrative remedies Appellate courts Appellate procedure Civil procedure Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure Department of Commerce Disasters District courts Drugs Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Government Operations and Politics Injunctions Limitation of actions Patents Trademarks Law 00 2008-06-23 Introduced in House 2008-06-30T19:17:43Z Responsive Government Act of 2008 - Amends the federal judicial code to authorize the chief judge of a district or court of appeals to delay, toll, or otherwise grant relief from time deadlines applicable to pending civil and criminal cases in the event of a natural disaster or other emergency situation requiring the closure of courts or rendering it impracticable to comply with such deadlines.

Grants the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office authority to: (1) waive statutory provisions governing the filing, processing, renewal, and maintenance of patents, trademark registrations, and patent and trademark applications in certain emergencies; and (2) accept late application filings for patent extensions in certain cases of unintentional delay.

Prescribes filing fees for patent extensions, including: (1) $65 million for an anticoagulant drug intended for use in humans; and (2) a formula for other items.

]]> 81 2008-06-23 Passed House without amendment 2008-06-30T19:18:00Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Responsive Government Act of 2008 - Amends the federal judicial code to authorize the chief judge of a district or court of appeals to delay, toll, or otherwise grant relief from time deadlines applicable to pending civil and criminal cases in the event of a natural disaster or other emergency situation requiring the closure of courts or rendering it impracticable to comply with such deadlines.

Grants the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office authority to: (1) waive statutory provisions governing the filing, processing, renewal, and maintenance of patents, trademark registrations, and patent and trademark applications in certain emergencies; and (2) accept late application filings for patent extensions in certain cases of unintentional delay.

Prescribes filing fees for patent extensions, including: (1) $65 million for an anticoagulant drug intended for use in humans; and (2) a formula for other items.

]]> Responsive Government Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Responsive Government Act of 2008 Short Titles as Passed House Responsive Government Act of 2008 H House Display Title Responsive Government Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To provide emergency authority to delay or toll judicial proceedings in United States district and circuit courts, and for other purposes. Referred in Senate 2008-06-24T04:00:00Z Introduced in House 2008-06-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6344ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6344ih.xml Engrossed in House 2008-06-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6344eh/xml/BILLS-110hr6344eh.xml 2008-07-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.