United States · Bill · S
S. 1291 (102nd)
A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to impose a 5-year moratorium on the granting of patents on invertebrate or vertebrate animals, including those that have been genetically engineered, in order to provide time for Congress to fully assess, consider and respond to the economic, environmental, and ethical issues raised by the patenting of such animals.
Introduced
13 June 1991
Last action
29 July 1991 · Referred
Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks.
Sponsors
Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR]
Subjects
Environment
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Imposes a five-year moratorium on the granting of patents of invertebrate or vertebrate animals.
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Timeline
13 June 1991
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
13 June 1991
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
29 July 1991
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · — · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in Senate (text)
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 13 June 1991
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Sponsors
- Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] · R · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/senate-bill/1291
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/102/s/1291
- us · 102-s-1291 · source updated 10 August 2026