H.R.1561: United States Patent and Trademark Fee Modernization Act of 2004

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 108-241.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 132.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 547 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1561 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.

Rule H. Res. 547 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 547.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1561 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 547 and Rule XVIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Ray LaHood to act as Chairman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1561.

DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res. 547 the Committee of the Whole proceeded with twenty minutes of debate on the Sensenbrenner amendment.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1561.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 379 - 28 (Roll no. 38).

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.

Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch without amendment. Without written report.

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 487.