U.S. House · 119th Congress · H.R. 9142
Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2026
To amend title 35, United States Code, to limit the ability of persons who pose a threat to national security to receive and enforce patents, and for other purposes.
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- Sponsor
- Scott FitzgeraldR-WI-5
- Introduced
- June 4, 2026, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Commerce (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (3)
2 Republicans, 1 Democrat. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Darrell IssaR-CA-48
- John R. MoolenaarR-MI-2
Signed on later
- Bennie G. ThompsonD-MS-2June 10, 2026