To amend the Small Business Act to expand intellectual property education and training for small businesses, and for other purposes.
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Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
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History
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May 25, 2017
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Introduced
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Mar 14, 2018
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Ordered Reported
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May 1, 2018
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Reported by House Committee on Small Business
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Jul 10, 2018
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Jul 18, 2018
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Final Bill —
Passed Senate (House next)
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 791 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 2655 (115th). |
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Sep 25, 2018
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Final Bill —
Passed House
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 791 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 2655 (115th). |
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Oct 9, 2018
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Final Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 791 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 2655 (115th). |
H.R. 2655 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 2655. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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