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Senate bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

Intellectual Property Antitrust Protection Act of 1989

S. 270Introduced Jan 25, 1989Policy area: Commerce
Sponsor: Sen. Patrick Leahy D-VT
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 27, 1989 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.

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

8 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 5 Democrats

3 of 8 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.

Joseph Biden (D-DE), Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Gordon Humphrey (R-NH), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), Herbert Kohl (D-WI), Paul Simon (D-IL), James Thurmond (R-SC).

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Patrick Leahy.

Sponsor’s state and district

Vermont in Congress

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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.