H.R. 5796 · 117th Congress · enacted
Patents for Humanity Act of 2022
Became Public Law No: 117-245.
Latest official action 2022-12-20 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Patents for Humanity Act of 2022 This bill provides statutory authority for a program to award certificates that may be used to accelerate certain proceedings and applications at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO). The program established under this bill shall be treated as the successor to the existing Patents for Humanity program. Under this bill, the PTO must hold a competition at least once every two years to award certificates to eligible entities that submit a patent application that addresses a humanitarian issue.
Congressional Research Service · 2022-12-20
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
Hakeem S. Jeffries
House · NY District 8 · Democratic
$2,358,741PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Victoria Spartz
House · IN District 5 · Republican
$113,994PAC receipts · 2025–2026
1 of 1 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.
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$40,747
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Sponsor · $40,747
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$12,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM$12,000
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$10,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP CIVIC ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA AKIN GUMP PAC)$10,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALZHEIMERS IMPACT MOVEMENT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)$10,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC)$10,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PA PAC)$10,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN AIRLINES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAPAC)$10,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$10,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC)$10,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COLLEGE OF NURSE-MIDWIVES MIDWIVES-PAC$10,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$10,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$10,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION TITLE INDUSTRY PAC (TIPAC)$10,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC)$10,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION PAC (ASHA PAC)$10,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC)$10,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC$10,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLACKROCK PAC)$10,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD SIGNALMEN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCITIGROUP INC. PAC - FEDERAL (CITI PAC - FEDERAL)$10,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCME GROUP INC. PAC$10,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT PAC (CREDA PAC)$10,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC.$10,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$10,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCVS HEALTH PAC$10,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Sponsor · $10,000
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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