S. 4713 · 118th Congress

IDEA Act

Introduced on Jul 11, 2024 by Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI). 7 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Latest action (Nov 18, 2024): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 558.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Jul 11, 2024
Cosponsors
7
2 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 chapter 11 of title 35, United States Code, to require the voluntary collection of demographic information for patent inventors, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Intellectual property
  • Right of privacy

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.

Mazie K. HironoD-HISponsor

Democrats · 5

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

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

  1. Jul 11, 2024Introduced in Senate
  2. Jul 11, 2024 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  3. Nov 14, 2024 · SenateCommittee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  4. Nov 18, 2024Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin without amendment. Without written report.
  5. Nov 18, 2024 · SenateCommittee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin without amendment. Without written report.
  6. Nov 18, 2024 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 558.

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. COUNCIL FOR INNOVATION PROMOTION (C4IP)2 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  2. Cornell University2 reports
    $260K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CORNELL UNIVERSITY$4.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  3. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION2 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  4. Nokia of America Corporation2 reports
    Federal contractor: NOKIA OF AMERICA CORPORATIONAI match · 100%
  5. 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%
  6. The University of North Carolina System2 reports
    $230K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SYSTEM OFFICEAI match · 100%
  7. The University of Texas System2 reports
    $260K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM, THEAI match · 100%
  8. University of Michigan2 reports
    $130K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANAI match · 100%
  9. BROWN UNIVERSITY1 report
    $70K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BROWN UNIVERSITY$1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  10. Bayh-Dole Coalition1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)
  11. PRINCETON UNIVERSITY1 report
    $110K reported (all issues)
  12. University of California1 report
    $450K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2024.

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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 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.