H.R. 4370 · 118th Congress

PREVAIL Act

Introduced on Jun 27, 2023 by Ken Buck (R-CO-4). 3 cosponsors, 1 of them from another party. Latest action (Jun 27, 2023): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jun 27, 2023
Cosponsors
3
1 from the other party
Policy area
Commerce
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend title 35, United States Code, to invest in inventors in the United States, maintain the United States as the leading innovation economy in the world, and protect the property rights of the inventors that grow the economy of the United States, and for other purposes.

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Ken BuckR-CO-4Sponsor

Democrats · 1

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Jun 27, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Jun 27, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Jun 27, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. High Tech Inventors Alliance16 reports
    $1M reported (all issues)
  2. DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.10 reports
    $8.1M reported (all issues)
  3. ASSOCIATION FOR ACCESSIBLE MEDICINES9 reports
    $3M reported (all issues)
  4. COUNCIL FOR INNOVATION PROMOTION (C4IP)8 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)
  5. PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA8 reports
    $37.4M reported (all issues)
  6. CATERPILLAR INC.6 reports
    $6.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CATERPILLAR INC$188.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  7. AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION (AIPLA)5 reports
    $10K reported (all issues)
  8. AMGEN INC.5 reports
    $15.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMGEN INC.AI match · 99%
  9. Association of American Universities5 reports
    $319.2K reported (all issues)
  10. CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION5 reports
  11. Coalition for 21st Century Patent Reform5 reports
    $600K reported (all issues)
  12. GSK (fka GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC.)5 reports
    $6.3M reported (all issues)
  13. Innovation Alliance5 reports
    $400K reported (all issues)
  14. Liquidia Technologies, Inc.5 reports
    $300K reported (all issues)
  15. Software & Information Industry Association5 reports
    $3.8M reported (all issues)
  16. UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $2.7M reported (all issues)
  17. University of Michigan5 reports
    $320K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANAI match · 100%
  18. VIATRIS INC.5 reports
  19. 3M COMPANY4 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: 3M COMPANY$28.7M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  20. American Honda Motor Co., Inc.4 reports
    $2.6M reported (all issues)
  21. BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION4 reports
    $6.7M reported (all issues)
  22. Fresenius Kabi USA LLC4 reports
    Federal contractor: FRESENIUS KABI USA, LLCAI match · 100%
  23. NOVARTIS CORPORATION3 reports
    $5.3M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION$36.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  24. US Inventor3 reports
    $10K reported (all issues)
  25. 60 Plus Association2 reports
  26. CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY2 reports
    $140K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$2B in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  27. CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.2 reports
    Federal contractor: CISCO SYSTEMS INC$1.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  28. RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY2 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY$15.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  29. Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA)2 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  30. Somfy2 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  31. Somfy North America2 reports
    $42K reported (all issues)
  32. The Campaign for Sustainable Rx Pricing2 reports
    $130K reported (all issues)
  33. AARP1 report
    $5.2M reported (all issues)
  34. COMPUTER AND COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION1 report
  35. Campaign for Sustainable Drug Pricing (CSRxP)1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)
  36. INTEL CORPORATION1 report
    Federal contractor: INTEL CORPORATIONAI match · 99%
  37. NYU Langone Hospitals (Formerly NYU Hospitals Center)1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  38. New York University1 report
    $140K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY$10.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  39. TULANE UNIVERSITY1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)
  40. US Manufacturers Association for Development and Enterprise1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.