IDEA Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9455 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9455 To amend chapter 11 of title 35, United States Code, to require the voluntary collection of demographic information for patent inventors, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 3, 2024 Ms. Velazquez (for herself and Mrs. Kim of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend chapter 11 of title 35, United States Code, to require the voluntary collection of demographic information for patent inventors, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement Act of 2024'' or the ``IDEA Act''. SEC. 2. COLLECTION OF DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION FOR PATENT INVENTORS. (a) Amendment.--Chapter 11 of title 35, United States …