United States · Law · HR
H.R. 5796 (117th)
Patents for Humanity Act of 2022
Introduced
1 November 2021
Last action
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Status
Became Public Law No: 117-245.
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10 August 2026
Summary
Patents for Humanity Act of 2021 This bill provides statutory authority for a program to award certificates that may be used to accelerate certain proceedings and applications at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO). The program established under this bill shall be treated as the successor to the existing Patents for Humanity program. Under this bill, the PTO must hold a competition at least once every two years to award certificates to eligible entities that submit a patent application that addresses a humanitarian issue.
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19 official files
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Enrolled Bill (PDF)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Public Law (text)
Public Law · EN · 21 December 2022
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 21 December 2022
Public Law
summary · EN · 20 December 2022
House agreed to Senate amendment
summary · EN · 5 December 2022
Engrossed Amendment Senate (text)
Engrossed Amendment Senate · EN · 28 November 2022
Engrossed Amendment Senate (PDF)
Engrossed Amendment Senate · EN · 28 November 2022
Passed Senate
summary · EN · 28 November 2022
Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate · EN · 28 April 2022
Referred in Senate (PDF)
Referred in Senate · EN · 28 April 2022
Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 27 April 2022
Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 27 April 2022
Reported in House (text)
Reported in House · EN · 27 April 2022
Reported in House (PDF)
Reported in House · EN · 27 April 2022
Passed House
summary · EN · 27 April 2022
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 1 November 2021
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 1 November 2021
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 1 November 2021
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5796
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/5796