{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://dougcollins.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=25&itemid=507", "Collins Welcomes Changes to Patent Reform Legislation", "2013-11-18", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "GA", "Doug Collins", "C001093", "dougcollins.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Media Contact\r\n\r\n\tCOLLINS WELCOMES CHANGES TO PATENT REFORM LEGISLATION\r\n\r\n\tNortheast Georgia\u2019s Congressman Led Bipartisan Group to Protect the Value of American Patents\r\n\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n\r\n\tWASHINGTON, Nov 18 \u2013 Congressman Doug Collins (GA-09) today welcomed the release of the manager\u2019s amendment for H.R. 3309, the\u00a0Innovation Act.\u00a0 This new text leaves intact Section 18 of the America Invents Act, which created a new transitional post-grant review proceeding for covered business method patents (CBM).\r\n\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n\r\n\tCongressman Collins in recent weeks led, along with Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01), a bipartisan group of committee members in advocating for the Innovation Act to focus on curbing abusive patent litigation, not expand a new program with no track record. \u00a0\r\n\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n\r\n\tCongressman Collins said, \u201cThis is great news for patent reform.\u00a0 I commend Chairman Goodlatte and appreciate his leadership in facilitating an open dialogue with the committee and allowing this change, which reflects the position of a growing, bipartisan group of Members.\u00a0 I look forward to Wednesday\u2019s markup and helping the Chairman champion the Innovation Act both in Committee and on the House floor.\u201d\r\n\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n\r\n\tCollins added, \u201cAbusive and frivolous patent litigation isn\u2019t just a Silicon Valley problem\u2014it\u2019s crippling small businesses and startups in my home state of Georgia, and across the nation. Now more than ever, Congress needs to do everything in its power to help job creators, and patent reform is an important step.\u201d\r\n\r\n\t# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://dougcollins.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=25&itemid=507"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8418667130172253, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}