S. 2140 · 118th Congress

Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023

Introduced on Jun 22, 2023 by Thom Tillis (R-NC). One cosponsor. Latest action (Jan 23, 2024): Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-460.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jun 22, 2023
Cosponsors
1
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

A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to address matters relating to patent subject matter eligibility, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Intellectual property
  • Judicial procedure and administration
  • Judicial review and appeals

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.

Thom TillisR-NCSponsor

Democrats · 1

Roll calls

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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 22, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Jun 22, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  3. Jan 23, 2024 · SenateCommittee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-460.

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 Alliance19 reports
    $1.6M reported (all issues)
  2. CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.15 reports
    $8.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CISCO SYSTEMS INC$1.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  3. COUNCIL FOR INNOVATION PROMOTION (C4IP)14 reports
    $750K reported (all issues)
  4. Google Client Services LLC10 reports
    $15.1M reported (all issues)
  5. US Inventor10 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  6. ASSOCIATION FOR ACCESSIBLE MEDICINES9 reports
    $3M reported (all issues)
  7. DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.9 reports
    $8.1M reported (all issues)
  8. COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS7 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS$18M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  9. COMPUTER AND COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION7 reports
    $540K reported (all issues)
  10. MICROSOFT CORPORATION7 reports
    $11.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MICROSOFT CORPORATION$443M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  11. Association of American Universities6 reports
    $389.6K reported (all issues)
  12. CATERPILLAR INC.6 reports
    $6.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CATERPILLAR INC$188.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  13. Innovation Alliance6 reports
    $480K reported (all issues)
  14. PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA6 reports
    $37.4M reported (all issues)
  15. TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. (TMA)6 reports
    $9.5M reported (all issues)
  16. 3M COMPANY5 reports
    $1.7M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: 3M COMPANY$28.7M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  17. AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION (AIPLA)5 reports
    $10K reported (all issues)
  18. AMGEN INC.5 reports
    $15.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMGEN INC.AI match · 99%
  19. Association for Molecular Pathology5 reports
    $344K reported (all issues)
  20. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.5 reports
    $93.5M reported (all issues)
  21. CloudFactors LLC5 reports
  22. Coalition for 21st Century Patent Reform5 reports
    $600K reported (all issues)
  23. GSK (fka GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC.)5 reports
    $6.3M reported (all issues)
  24. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $210K reported (all issues)
  25. MEDTRONIC INC.5 reports
    $5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MEDTRONIC USA INC$10M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  26. RED HAT INC5 reports
    $370K reported (all issues)
  27. Software & Information Industry Association5 reports
    $3.8M reported (all issues)
  28. University of Michigan5 reports
    $320K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANAI match · 100%
  29. BANK POLICY INSTITUTE4 reports
    $2.6M reported (all issues)
  30. BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION4 reports
    $6.7M reported (all issues)
  31. CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION4 reports
  32. Campaign for Sustainable Drug Pricing (CSRxP)4 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  33. Fresenius Kabi USA LLC4 reports
    Federal contractor: FRESENIUS KABI USA, LLCAI match · 100%
  34. KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC.4 reports
    $1.3M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN OF WASHINGTONAI match · 97%
  35. The Campaign for Sustainable Rx Pricing4 reports
    $230K reported (all issues)
  36. The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. dba Susan G. Komen4 reports
    $310K reported (all issues)
  37. Association of Accessible Medicines (formerly known as GPhA)3 reports
    $180K reported (all issues)
  38. ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION3 reports
    $35K reported (all issues)
  39. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (IBM)3 reports
    $4.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION$586.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  40. Netlist, Inc.3 reports
    $30K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

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 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 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 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 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.