S. 3295: A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, and the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide that the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, shall appoint administrative patent judges and administrative trademark judges, and for other purposes. S. 3295: A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, and the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide that the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, shall appoint administrative patent judges and administrative trademark judges, and for other purposes. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 2008-07-21 Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. 2008-07-22 pass Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. 2008-07-22 Received in the House. 2008-07-23T11:43:00-04:00 Message on Senate action sent to the House. 2008-07-23 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 2008-07-23 Mr. Cohen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. 2008-07-29T16:09:00-04:00 Considered under suspension of the rules. 2008-07-29T16:09:00-04:00 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3295. 2008-07-29T16:09:00-04:00 At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. King (IA) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn. 2008-07-29T16:18:00-04:00 Considered as unfinished business. 2008-07-31T19:51:00-04:00 pass On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 7/29/2008 H7233-7234) 2008-07-31T19:51:00-04:00 Cleared for White House. 2008-07-31 Presented to President. 2008-08-05 Signed by President. 2008-08-12 Became Public Law No: 110-313. 2008-08-12 S. 3295: A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, and the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide that the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, shall appoint administrative patent judges and administrative trademark judges, and for other purposes. s S. 3295: A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, and the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide that the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, shall appoint administrative patent judges and administrative trademark judges, and for other purposes. (110th Congress) A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, and the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide that the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, shall appoint administrative patent judges and administrative trademark judges, and for other purposes. 2008-07-21 110 2008-07-21 3295 enacted SenateBill LegislativeAction VoteAction OfficialTitle