House vote: H.R. 628 // December 17, 2010Needed two-thirds to concur
An act to establish a pilot program in certain United States district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges
Sponsor: DARRELL ISSA (R-CA)
Establishes a pilot program in certain U.S. district courts under which: (1) those district judges who request to hear cases involving patent or plant variety protection issues are designated by the chief judge to hear them; (2) such cases are randomly assigned to the district court judges, regardless of whether they are designated; (3) a judge not designated to whom such a case is assigned may decline to accept the case; and (4) a case so declined is randomly reassigned to one of those judges so designated.
Law Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.
Who won, and how much of the country was behind them
The dotted gap is 14.6% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.
| Side | Outcome | Votes | Share of U.S. adults |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | Won | 371 | 85.2% |
| Nay | Lost | 1 | 0.2% |
| Not represented on this question | No position taken | 0 | 14.6% |