To provide emergency authority to delay or toll judicial proceedings in United States district and circuit courts, and for other purposes.
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Responsive Government Act of 2008 - Amends the federal judicial code to authorize the chief judge of a district or court of appeals to delay, toll, or otherwise grant relief from time deadlines applicable to pending civil and criminal cases in the event of a natural disaster or other emergency situation requiring the closure of courts or rendering it impracticable to comply with such deadlines.
Grants the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office authority to: (1) waive statutory provisions governing the filing, processing, renewal, and maintenance of patents, trademark registrations, and patent and trademark applications in certain emergencies; and (2) accept late application filings for patent extensions in certain cases of unintentional delay.
Prescribes filing fees for patent extensions, including: (1) $65 million for an anticoagulant drug intended for use in humans; and (2) a formula for other items.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5811-5816)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6344.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5811-5812)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5811-5812)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
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