Bill Sponsor
House Bill 2655
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2017
Active
Active
Passed House on Jul 10, 2018
Overview
Text
Introduced
May 25, 2017
Latest Action
Jul 11, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
2655
Congress
115
Policy Area
Commerce
Commerce
Primary focus of measure is business investment, development, regulation; small business; consumer affairs; competition and restrictive trade practices; manufacturing, distribution, retail; marketing; intellectual property. Measures concerning international competitiveness and restrictions on imports and exports may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Pennsylvania
Republican
Pennsylvania
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on July 10, 2018
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6030-6031)
Summary

Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2017

This bill directs the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to enter into a partnership agreement to:

  • develop high-quality training for small business concerns related to domestic and international protection of intellectual property and how such protections should be considered in small business concerns' business plans and growth strategies, and
  • leverage existing training materials already developed to educate inventors and small business concerns.

Such training may be provided by the SBA, the USPTO, or SBA development centers (SBDCs): (1) through electronic resources, including Internet-based webinars, and (2) at physical locations, including an SBDC or the headquarters or regional office of the USPTO.

The bill amends the Small Business Act to require services at an SBDC to include training, developed by the SBA and the USPTO, in person or through a website relating to: (1) domestic and international intellectual property protections, and (2) how such protections should be considered in the business plans and growth strategies of small business concerns.

Text (4)
Actions (16)
07/11/2018
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 507.
07/10/2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
07/10/2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6030-6031)
07/10/2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6030-6031)
07/10/2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2655.
07/10/2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6030-6032)
07/10/2018
Mr. Chabot moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
05/29/2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 547.
05/29/2018
Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
05/01/2018
House Committee on the Judiciary Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than May 31, 2018.
05/01/2018
Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 115-660, Part I.
03/14/2018
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
03/14/2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
06/26/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
05/25/2017
Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
05/25/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
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