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House bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-308

To enhance fairness in compensating owners of patents used by the United States.

H.R. 632Introduced Jan 23, 1995Policy area: Law

Became law on Oct 19, 1996.

Sponsor: Rep. Martin Frost D-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 19, 1996 — Became Public Law No: 104-308.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 632.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of August 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 632, last updated August 10, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 29, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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

2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat

1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

John Bryant (D-TX), Jack Fields (R-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Martin Frost.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-24 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.