Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
Jun 6, 2023
Step 2
Referred
Dec 17, 2024
Ways & Means
Step 3
Committee
Step 4
House floor
Step 5
Senate
Step 6
Resolve Changes
Step 7
Signed
SummaryCRS Summary
This bill prohibits the U.S. government from negotiating or concluding any withdrawal from or modification to the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) without explicit authorization from Congress. The TRIPS Agreement is one of several international agreements that led to the creation of the World Trade Organization (WTO). In October 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, several WTO members proposed a waiver of some TRIPS obligations, including obligations related to national patent laws.
Timeline · 3 actions
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Jun 6, 2023
Introduced in House
Jun 6, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.