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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

Patent Fairness Act of 1999

H.R. 1598Introduced Apr 28, 1999Policy area: Commerce
Sponsor: Rep. Ed Bryant R-TN
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 1, 1999 — 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

77 cosponsors — 51 Republicans, 26 Democrats

26 of 77 cosponsors (34%) are from the other party.

Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Bill Archer (R-TX), Richard Baker (R-LA), Bob Barr (R-GA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Rod Blagojevich (D-IL), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boehner (R-OH), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), H. Callahan (R-AL), Chris Cannon (R-UT), Michael Castle (R-DE), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Bob Clement (D-TN), Mac Collins (R-GA), John Conyers (D-MI), Thomas Davis (R-VA), James DeMint (R-SC), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), John Duncan (R-TN), Robert Ehrlich (R-MD), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Harold Ford (D-TN), Bob Franks (R-NJ), Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ), Martin Frost (D-TX), Jim Gibbons (R-NV), Bart Gordon (D-TN) and 47 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ed Bryant.

Sponsor’s state and district

Tennessee in Congress · TN-7 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.