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House bill · 103rd Congress · Did not become law

To amend title 35, United States Code, with respect to applications for process patents.

H.R. 4307Introduced Apr 28, 1994Policy area: Commerce
Sponsor: Rep. William Hughes D-NJ
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 7, 1994 — Message on Senate action sent to the House.

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

7 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 2 Democrats

5 of 7 cosponsors (71%) are from the other party.

Rick Boucher (D-VA), Howard Coble (R-NC), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), Barney Frank (D-MA), Bill McCollum (R-FL), Carlos Moorhead (R-CA), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI).

More from the sponsor

Other 103rd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. William Hughes.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress · NJ-2 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.