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House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

To amend title 35, United States Code, to conform certain filing provisions within the Patent and Trademark Office.

H.R. 5120Introduced Apr 6, 2006Policy area: Commerce
Sponsor: Rep. William Jenkins R-TN
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 14, 2006 — 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

26 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 12 Democrats

12 of 26 cosponsors (46%) are from the other party.

Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Chris Cannon (R-UT), Donna Christensen (D-VI), James Clyburn (D-SC), John Conyers (D-MI), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), John Duncan (R-TN), Tom Feeney (R-FL), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Barney Frank (D-MA), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Doc Hastings (R-WA), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Henry Hyde (R-IL), Stephanie Jones (D-OH), John Lewis (D-GA), Martin Meehan (D-MA), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Mike Pence (R-IN), David Reichert (R-WA), Steven Rothman (D-NJ), Pete Sessions (R-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. William Jenkins.

Sponsor’s state and district

Tennessee in Congress · TN-1 district

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Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.