[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 132 (Friday, September 7, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1172-D1173]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 14 public bills, H.R. 3494-
3507; and 5 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 206-207 and H. Res. 640-642, were 
introduced.
  Pages H10318-19
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page H10319
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H.R. 3246, to amend title 40, United States Code, to provide a 
comprehensive regional approach to economic and infrastructure 
development in the most severely economically distressed regions in the 
Nation, with an amendment (H. Rept. 110-321, Pt. 1).
Page H10318
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Pomeroy to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                            Page H10247
College Cost Reduction Act of 2007: The House agreed to the conference 
report to accompany H.R. 2669, to provide for reconciliation pursuant 
to section 601 of the concurrent resolution on the budget

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for fiscal year 2008, by a yea-and-nay vote of 292 yeas to 97 nays, 
Roll No. 864.
  Pages H10259-70, H10307-08
  H. Res. 637, the rule providing for consideration of the conference 
report, was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 220 yeas to 185 noes, 
Roll No. 861, after agreeing to order the previous question. 
                                                Pages H10255-58, H10259
Patent Reform Act of 2007: The House passed H.R. 1908, to amend title 
35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform, by a recorded 
vote of 220 ayes to 175 noes, Roll No. 863.
  Pages H10270-H10307
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill 
shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment. 
                                                            Page H10285
Accepted:
  Pence amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 110-319) that prohibits a 
post-grant review from being instituted based upon the best mode 
requirement of patent law;
Pages H10303-06
  Issa amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 110-319) that permits 
applicants to delay publication of applications until the later of (1) 
three months after a second PTO decision or (2) 18 months after the 
filing date (after agreeing by unanimous consent to withdraw the 
earlier request for a recorded vote);
Pages H10297-98, H10306
  Issa amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 110-319) that amends the 
section relating to United States Patent and Trademark Office 
regulatory authority by adding the requirement that Congress be 
provided 60 days to review regulations before they take effect (after 
agreeing by unanimous consent to withdraw the earlier request for a 
recorded vote);
Pages H10298-H10300, H10306
  Jackson-Lee (TX) amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 110-319) that 
requires the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office 
to conduct a study of patent damage awards in cases from at least 1990 
to the present where such awards have been based on a reasonable 
royalty under Section 284 of Title 35 of the United States Code and 
requires the Director of the PTO to submit findings to Congress no 
later than one year after the Act's enactment (after agreeing by 
unanimous consent to withdraw the earlier request for a recorded vote); 
and
Pages H10300-03, H10306
  Conyers manager's amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 110-319) that 
incorporates a number of revisions including revisions to the sections 
on damages, willful infringement, prior user rights, post-grant review, 
venue, inequitable conduct, applicant disclosure information and 
inventor's oath requirements, among others (by a recorded vote of 263 
ayes to 136 noes, Roll No. 862).
Pages H10292-97, H10306
  Agreed that the Clerk be authorized to make technical and conforming 
changes to reflect the actions of the House.
Page H10308
  H. Res. 636, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 222 yeas to 181 nays, Roll No. 860, 
after agreeing to order the previous question. 
                                             Pages H10249-55, H10258-59
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed by unanimous consent to dispense with the 
Calendar Wednesday business of Wednesday, September 19th.
  Page H10310
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, September 10th for 
morning hour debate; that when the House adjourns on that day, it 
adjourn to meet at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 11th; that when the 
House adjourns on that day, it adjourn to meet 10 a.m. on Friday, 
September, 14th; and further, when the House adjourns on that day, it 
adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, September 17th for morning 
hour debate.
  Page H10310
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
pages H10259 and H10308.
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
page H10321.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H10258-
59, H10259, H10306, H10307, and H10307-08. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9:00 a.m. and adjourned at 4:52 p.m.