H.R. 7259 · 116th Congress · enacted
Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act
Became Public Law No: 116-316.
Latest official action 2021-01-05 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act This bill authorizes the holder of an acceleration certificate awarded under the Patents for Humanity program to transfer the certificate to another party. (The Patents for Humanity program recognizes patent owners, applicants, and licensees that use their inventions to meet humanitarian challenges. The winners each receive a certificate that can be used to accelerate certain U.S. Patent and Trademark Office proceedings, such as a patent application.)
Congressional Research Service · 2020-12-15
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed
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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
Lucy McBath
House · GA District 6 · Democratic
$367,494PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Ben Cline
House · VA District 6 · Republican
$640,750PAC 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.
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,000
Lucy McBath · Sponsor · $10,000
Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $10,000
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC.$27,500
Lucy McBath · Sponsor · $10,000
Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $10,000
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Lucy McBath · Sponsor · $10,000
Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $5,000
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$24,000
Lucy McBath · Sponsor · $7,000
Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $10,000
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,000
Lucy McBath · Sponsor · $6,000
Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $3,500
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordAFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$16,500
DELTA AIR LINES PAC$16,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$15,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$15,000
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$13,500
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$12,500
BMI POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BMI PAC)$12,000
Lucy McBath · Sponsor · $2,000
Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $5,000
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$12,000
DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
MCGUIREWOODS FEDERAL PAC$10,500
Lucy McBath · Sponsor · $3,500
Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $3,500
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordPRIMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PRIMERICA PAC)$10,500
ACADEMY OF RAIL LABOR ATTORNEYS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC)$10,000
Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE$10,000
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$10,000
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
BUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PAC$10,000
Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGEORGIA POWER COMPANY FEDERAL PAC$10,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$10,000
KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)$10,000
Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$10,000
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC)$10,000
Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC)$10,000
Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC$10,000
Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$10,000
Lucy McBath · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordSOUTHERN COMPANY GAS EMPLOYEES PAC$10,000
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC$10,000
Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTEACHERS INSURANCE ANNUITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA PAC (TIAA PAC)$10,000
Lucy McBath · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordWALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$10,000
The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
Dated agency-reported implementation and uptake measures are shown with their scope. They do not by themselves establish causal success. If no evidence is listed, the outcome is not established.
Measured outcome: not established
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