H.R. 628 · 111th Congress · enacted
To establish a pilot program in certain United States district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges.
Became Public Law No: 111-349.
Latest official action 2011-01-04 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 13, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Establishes a pilot program in certain U.S. district courts under which: (1) those district judges who request to hear cases involving patent or plant variety protection issues are designated by the chief judge to hear them; (2) such cases are randomly assigned to the district court judges, regardless of whether they are designated; (3) a judge not designated to whom such a case is assigned may decline to accept the case; and (4) a case so declined is randomly reassigned to one of those judges so designated.
Congressional Research Service · 2011-01-04
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Darrell Issa
House · CA District 48 · Republican
$324,212PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Adam B. Schiff
Senate · CA · Democratic
$55,400PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
House · GA District 4 · Democratic
$337,785PAC receipts · 2025–2026
3 of 3 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC$15,000
Darrell Issa · Sponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordDELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
Darrell Issa · Sponsor · $5,000
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
Darrell Issa · Sponsor · $3,000
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $2,000
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE$10,000
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBMI POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BMI PAC)$10,000
COX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC.$10,000
DELTA AIR LINES PAC$10,000
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEDISON INTERNATIONAL PAC$10,000
Darrell Issa · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordSPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC$10,000
Darrell Issa · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordUNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP EMPLOYEE ACTION FUND$9,500
Darrell Issa · Sponsor · $4,500
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $2,500
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA, INC PAC$8,000
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $5,000
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordD.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$8,000
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $5,000
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$8,000
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $8,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$7,500
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · -$2,500
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$7,500
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
Darrell Issa · Sponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordCOMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL$7,500
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$7,500
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordLABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$7,500
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $2,500
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$7,500
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $5,500
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordTHE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordTRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$7,500
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,000
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordGRIDIRON-PAC$7,000
ABBVIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,500
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $6,500
Official PAC recordAFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$6,500
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $6,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL MUSIC PUBLISHERS' ASSOCIATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMPAC)$6,500
Darrell Issa · Sponsor · $6,500
Official PAC recordAMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)$6,000
GOOGLE LLC NETPAC$6,000
INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL)$6,000
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $5,000
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordMOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MPAAMERICA PAC)$6,000
THE ASCAP LEGISLATIVE FUND FOR THE ARTS$6,000
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB$6,000
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $5,000
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordINTERDIGITAL, INC., PAC$5,500
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,500
Official PAC recordACADEMY OF RAIL LABOR ATTORNEYS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$5,000
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN PISTACHIO GROWERS PISTACHIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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Measured outcome: not established
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