House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law
Patents in Space Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 10, 1987
- Committee actionApr 8, 1987
- Passed HouseOct 5, 1988 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 6, 1988 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
6 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 6 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Howard Berman (D-CA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Howard Coble (R-NC), William Hughes (D-NJ), Carlos Moorhead (R-CA), D. Slaughter (R-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Kastenmeier.
- H.R. 4262 (100th) Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1988
- H.R. 4972 (100th) A bill to authorize appropriations for the Patent and Trademark Office in the Department of Commerce, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 4807 (100th) Judicial Improvements and Access to Justice Act
- H.J.Res. 446 (100th) A joint resolution designating October 30 through November 5, 1988, as "National Jukebox Week".
- H.R. 4340 (100th) Retirement and Survivors' Annuities for Bankruptcy Judges and Magistrates Act of 1988
- H.R. 2848 (100th) Satellite Home Viewer Act of 1988
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.