House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
To require the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to conduct a study on effective ways to provide confirming genetic diagnostic test activity where gene patents and exclusive licensing exist, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 22, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 25, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2276.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H4458):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated June 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 134 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2276, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2276
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
- Congress.gov noteFor further action, see H.R.1249, which became Public Law 112-29 on 9/16/2011.Source: Congress.gov, record updated June 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2276, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2276
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
bb5537c1b1b03feff1cf8577f1d6e417f2715c44dfc593923bb96c475d0d204b
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of June 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
- H.R. 4362 (112th) STOP Identity Theft Act of 2012
- H.Res. 364 (112th) Designating room HVC 215 of the Capitol Visitor Center as the "Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room".
- H.R. 6443 (112th) To designate the facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 9800 West Commercial Boulevard in Sunrise, Florida, as the…
- H.Res. 460 (112th) Expressing support for designation of 2012 as the "Year of the Girl" and celebrating the 100th anniversary of Girl Scouts of the USA.
- H.Res. 647 (112th) Recognizing the 100th anniversary of Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America in 2012.
- H.R. 2786 (112th) Holocaust Survivors Assistance Act of 2011
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.