S. 3960 · 118th Congress

A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide a good faith exception to the imposition of fines for false assertions and certifications, and for other purposes.

Introduced on Mar 14, 2024 by Christopher A. Coons (D-DE). One cosponsor. Became Public Law 118-151.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 118-151
Introduced
Mar 14, 2024
Cosponsors
1
1 from the other party
Policy area
Commerce
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Progress

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

Subjects

  • Civil actions and liability
  • Intellectual property
  • Licensing and registrations

Summary

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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

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Mar 14, 2024Introduced in Senate
  2. Mar 14, 2024 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  3. Jun 20, 2024Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  4. Jun 20, 2024 · SenateSenate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  5. Jun 20, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4198; text: CR S4198)
  6. Jun 20, 2024 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4198; text: CR S4198)
  7. Jun 20, 2024 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  8. Jun 21, 2024 · HouseReceived in the House.
  9. Jun 21, 2024 · HouseHeld at the desk.
  10. Dec 3, 2024 · HouseMr. Issa moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  11. Dec 3, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6211-6212)
  12. Dec 3, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3960.
  13. Dec 3, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6211)
  14. Dec 3, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6211)
  15. Dec 3, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  16. Dec 6, 2024Presented to President.
  17. Dec 6, 2024 · HousePresented to President.
  18. Dec 17, 2024Signed by President.
  19. Dec 17, 2024Signed by President.
  20. Dec 17, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-151.
  21. Dec 17, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-151.

Committees

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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.