3.0.0 3517 2023-01-11T13:37:16Z 2023-01-11T13:37:16Z House HR 2017-07-27 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 127 (Thursday, July 27, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:H.R. 3517.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3The Congress shall have Power * * * To regulate Commercewith foreign Nations, and among the several States, and withthe Indian Tribes.[Page H6520]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Referred to 2017-09-06T20:32:51Z Referred to 2017-07-27T14:07:30Z Inventor Diversity and Equality Act of 2018 115 5862 HR 2018-07-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. Related bill CRS 2017-09-06 hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. Committee 2017-07-27 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2017-07-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-07-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 7 N Commerce Government information and archives Intellectual property Right of privacy Commerce 00 2017-07-27 Introduced in House 2018-08-06T21:49:27Z Women Inventor Development and Equality Act

This bill directs the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to collect and publish demographic information (including gender, race, and ethnicity) that is voluntarily submitted by inventors who apply for patents.

]]> Women Inventor Development and Equality Act Display Title Women Inventor Development and Equality Act Official Title as Introduced To amend chapter 11 of title 35, United States Code, to require the voluntary collection of demographic information for patent applications, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Women Inventor Development and Equality Act Introduced in House 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3517ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3517ih.xml 2017-09-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. 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.