S. 2220 · 118th Congress

PREVAIL Act

Introduced on Jul 10, 2023 by Christopher A. Coons (D-DE). 3 cosponsors, 1 of them from another party. Latest action (Dec 2, 2024): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 650.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Jul 10, 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. Reported 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 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.

Subjects

  • Evidence and witnesses
  • Higher education
  • Intellectual property
  • Judicial procedure and administration
  • Judicial review and appeals
  • Lawyers and legal services
  • Legal fees and court costs
  • Product development and innovation
  • Small business
  • Specialized courts

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.

Christopher A. CoonsD-DESponsor

Democrats · 2

Republicans · 1

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

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jul 10, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Jul 10, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  3. Nov 21, 2024 · SenateCommittee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  4. Dec 2, 2024Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  5. Dec 2, 2024 · SenateCommittee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  6. Dec 2, 2024 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 650.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies; the bill may touch others, or none of these.

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. CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.15 reports
    $8.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CISCO SYSTEMS INC$1.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  3. DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.10 reports
    $8.1M reported (all issues)
  4. ASSOCIATION FOR ACCESSIBLE MEDICINES9 reports
    $3M reported (all issues)
  5. US Inventor9 reports
    $70K reported (all issues)
  6. COUNCIL FOR INNOVATION PROMOTION (C4IP)8 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)
  7. PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA8 reports
    $37.4M reported (all issues)
  8. MICROSOFT CORPORATION7 reports
    $11.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MICROSOFT CORPORATION$443M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  9. VIATRIS INC.7 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)
  10. Association of Accessible Medicines6 reports
    $220K reported (all issues)
  11. CATERPILLAR INC.6 reports
    $6.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CATERPILLAR INC$188.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  12. AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION (AIPLA)5 reports
    $10K reported (all issues)
  13. AMGEN INC.5 reports
    $15.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMGEN INC.AI match · 99%
  14. Association of American Universities5 reports
    $319.2K reported (all issues)
  15. CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION5 reports
  16. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.5 reports
    $93.5M reported (all issues)
  17. CloudFactors LLC5 reports
  18. Coalition for 21st Century Patent Reform5 reports
    $600K reported (all issues)
  19. GSK (fka GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC.)5 reports
    $6.3M reported (all issues)
  20. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $210K reported (all issues)
  21. Innovation Alliance5 reports
    $400K reported (all issues)
  22. Liquidia Technologies, Inc.5 reports
    $300K reported (all issues)
  23. MEDTRONIC INC.5 reports
    $5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MEDTRONIC USA INC$10M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  24. Software & Information Industry Association5 reports
    $3.8M reported (all issues)
  25. UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $2.7M reported (all issues)
  26. Unified Patents, LLC5 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  27. University of Michigan5 reports
    $320K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANAI match · 100%
  28. 3M COMPANY4 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: 3M COMPANY$28.7M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  29. APPLE INC.4 reports
    $3.6M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: APPLE INC$9,212 in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  30. American Honda Motor Co., Inc.4 reports
    $2.6M reported (all issues)
  31. BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION4 reports
    $6.7M reported (all issues)
  32. Campaign for Sustainable Drug Pricing (CSRxP)4 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  33. ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION4 reports
    $65K reported (all issues)
  34. Fresenius Kabi USA LLC4 reports
    Federal contractor: FRESENIUS KABI USA, LLCAI match · 100%
  35. GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY4 reports
    $6.3M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: GENERAL MOTORS LLC$652.9M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  36. The Campaign for Sustainable Rx Pricing4 reports
    $230K reported (all issues)
  37. Association of Accessible Medicines (formerly known as GPhA)3 reports
    $180K reported (all issues)
  38. INTERDIGITAL, INC.3 reports
    Federal contractor: INTERDIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.AI match · 95%
  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. NOVARTIS CORPORATION3 reports
    $5.3M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION$36.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • 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.