A bill to authorize funds for the payment of salaries and expenses of the Patent and Trademark Office, and for other purposes.
Declares that the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks is not authorized to charge and collect fees to cover the accrued indirect personnel costs associated with post-retirement health and life insurance of officers and employees of the Patent and Trademark Office other than those charged and collected pursuant to specified Federal law.
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Hatch without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Hatch without amendment. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 194.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8191; text: CR S8191)
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8191; text: CR S8191)
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Held at the desk.
Mr. Coble moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6364-6365)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1258.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6364)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6364)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 106-42.
Became Public Law No: 106-42.
Enacted as Public Law 106-42
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