Leadership in CET Act has not moved since its introduction on May 21, 2025, with one cosponsor, a Democrat
IntroducedMay 21, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 68 words.
Leadership in Critical and Emerging Technologies Act or the Leadership in CET Act This bill directs the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to establish and carry out a pilot program to expedite the patent examination process for patents involving critical or emerging technologies (i.e., artificial intelligence, semiconductor design, or quantum information science). The USPTO must report to Congress on the impact and effectiveness of the pilot program.
Context
- Committees
- House Judiciary Committee
- Policy area
- Commerce: 44 of 2,416 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.8%)
- Sponsor
- 0 of 62 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 1,227 words
- Latest action
- May 21, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th S. 1833 Leadership in CET Act R · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]