Day: February 10, 2006

H. R. 2791 To amend title 35, United States Code, with respect to patent fees, and for other purposes. This is a bill to reduce fees for patents. But what is really intresting is the donation from employees of companys like: National Assocation of Realtors, National Auto Dealers Assn, GE, Microsoft, and Time Warner. $232,700. I will be e-mailing Lee Terry, looks like this is going to the floor for a up down vote.

This is a post for an informational update on H.R. 3729  This bill was not introduced on 2/8/2006. It was introduced on Sep 13, 2005. It has been in committee since that day. Which means it is not dead, it is on the Union Calendar(yeah I didn’t know what that means, finding out) Calendar of the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, to which shall be referred public bills and public resolutions raising revenue, involving a tax or charge on the people, directly or indirectly making appropriations of money or property or requiring such appropriations to be made, authorizing payments out of appropriations already made, releasing any liability to the United States for money or property, or referring a claim to the Court of Claims., I guess that means it is going to go to the House Floor for a vote. A total of $48,500 has been donated for this bill, Lee Terry will be getting a letter urging him to vote no on this bill. If it comes up for a floor vote.