United States · Bill · S
S. 3483 (115th)
SUCCESS Act
Introduced
24 September 2018
Last action
24 September 2018 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Study of Underrepresented Classes Chasing Engineering and Science Success Act of 2018 or the SUCCESS Act This bill directs the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to study and report to Congress on the number of patents applied for and obtained: (1) by women, minorities, and veterans; and (2) by small businesses owned by women, minorities, and veterans. The USPTO must provide legislative recommendations to increase the number of women, minorities, and veterans who participate in entrepreneurship activities and apply for patents. Additionally, the bill amends the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to extend for eight years the authority of the USPTO to set and adjust patent fees.
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Timeline
24 September 2018
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
24 September 2018
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 24 September 2018 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → SUCCESS Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/3483
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/3483
- us · 115-s-3483 · source updated 10 August 2026