House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law
To amend title 35, United States Code, to limit the patentability of tax planning methods.
Sponsor: Rep. Rick Boucher D-VAWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 21, 2009
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 21, 2009 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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
45 cosponsors — 24 Republicans, 21 Democrats
24 of 45 cosponsors (53%) are from the other party.
Michael Arcuri (D-NY), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), John Barrow (D-GA), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), Dan Burton (R-IN), Dave Camp (R-MI), John Campbell (R-CA), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Howard Coble (R-NC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), K. Conaway (R-TX), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), John Duncan (R-TN), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Walter Jones (R-NC), Mary Jo Kilroy (D-OH), John Lewis (D-GA), Daniel Maffei (D-NY), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Brad Miller (D-NC) and 15 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Rick Boucher.
- H.R. 985 (111th) Free Flow of Information Act of 2009
- H.Res. 1182 (111th) Congratulating Radford University on the 100th anniversary of the university.
- H.R. 2994 (111th) Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act of 2009
- H.R. 1083 (111th) Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009
- H.R. 1689 (111th) Carbon Capture and Storage Early Deployment Act
- H.R. 4175 (111th) End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Renters Act of 2009
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.