A bill to amend the Plant Variety Protection Act (7 U.S.C., 2321 et. seq.) to clarify its provisions, and for other purposes.

Summary

Amends the Plant Variety Protection Act to: (1) make technical amendments; (2) repeal the bonding requirement for designated employees of the Plant Variety Protection Office; (3) extend the term of plant variety protection from 17 to 18 years; (4) authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to issue corrected certificates of plant variety protection instead of the current certificates of correction; and (5) allow application of its provisions to the seeds, plants or transplants of okra, celery, peppers, tomatoes, carrots, and cucumbers, which are currently excluded from the protection of the Act.

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Timeline

1. 18 January 1979

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 18 January 1979

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 18 January 1979

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 20 June 1980

   Reported

   Reported to House from the Committee on Agriculture with amendment, H. Rept. 96-1115.

   Source: Committee

5. 20 June 1980

   Reported

   Reported to House from the Committee on Agriculture with amendment, H. Rept. 96-1115.

   Source: Committee

6. 17 November 1980

   Passed

   Measure passed House, amended.

   Source: Floor

7. 17 November 1980

   Passed

   Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House, amended.

   Source: Floor

8. 17 November 1980

   Floor

   Measure called up under motion to suspend rules and pass in House.

   Source: Floor

9. 19 November 1980

   Introduced

   Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry.

   Source: IntroReferral

10. 8 December 1980

    Floor

    Measure considered in Senate.

    Source: Floor

11. 8 December 1980

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate.

    Source: Floor

12. 8 December 1980

    Discharge

    Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged in Senate.

    Source: Discharge

13. 8 December 1980

    Committee

    Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged in Senate.

    Source: Committee

14. 10 December 1980

    President

    Measure enrolled in House.

    Source: President

15. 10 December 1980

    President

    Measure enrolled in Senate.

    Source: President

16. 11 December 1980

    Floor

    Measure presented to President.

    Source: Floor

17. 11 December 1980

    President

    Measure presented to President.

    Source: President

18. 22 December 1980

    President

    Public Law 96-574.

    Source: President

19. 22 December 1980

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

20. 22 December 1980

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

Votes

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Versions

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Documents

4 official files

• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 23 December 1980

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 17 November 1980

  Open at official source

• Reported to House with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 20 June 1980

  Open at official source

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 18 January 1979

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. de la Garza, E. [D-TX-15] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Burgener, Clair W. [R-CA-43] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Coelho, Anthony Lee [D-CA-15] · D · Cosponsor
• Rescom. Corrada, Baltasar [I-PR-At Large] · I · Cosponsor
• Rep. Fascell, Dante B. [D-FL-15] · D · Cosponsor
• Chuck Grassley · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gudger, V. Lamar [D-NC-11] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hansen, George V. [R-ID-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hightower, Jack E. [D-TX-13] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kostmayer, Peter H. [D-PA-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lee, Gary A. [R-NY-33] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Madigan, Edward R. [R-IL-21] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Mathis, Dawson [D-GA-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Mineta, Norman Y. [D-CA-13] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Nichols, Bill [D-AL-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Roberts, Ray [D-TX-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Swift, Al [D-WA-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2] · R · Cosponsor
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