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House bill · 102nd Congress · Did not become law

Biotechnology Patent Protection Act of 1991

H.R. 1417Introduced Mar 13, 1991Policy area: Commerce
Sponsor: Rep. Rick Boucher D-VA
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Where it went

Latest action: Nov 21, 1991 — Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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

42 cosponsors — 20 Republicans, 22 Democrats

20 of 42 cosponsors (48%) are from the other party.

Michael Andrews (D-TX), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Terry Bruce (D-IL), Tom Campbell (R-CA), Rod Chandler (R-WA), Howard Coble (R-NC), Larry Combest (R-TX), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Norman Dicks (D-WA), Bernard Dwyer (D-NJ), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Dan Glickman (D-KS), Craig James (R-FL), William Jefferson (D-LA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Jim Kolbe (R-AZ), Mike Kopetski (D-OR), Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA), William Lipinski (D-IL), Ronald Machtley (R-RI), Frank McCloskey (D-IN), Bill McCollum (R-FL), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Jan Meyers (R-KS), John Miller (R-WA), Carlos Moorhead (R-CA), Constance Morella (R-MD), Stephen Neal (D-NC), Wayne Owens (D-UT) and 12 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 102nd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Rick Boucher.

Sponsor’s state and district

Virginia in Congress · VA-9 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.