{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://dougcollins.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=25&itemid=511", "Collins Votes for Innovation Act", "2013-12-05", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "GA", "Doug Collins", "C001093", "dougcollins.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Media Contact\r\n\r\n\tCOLLINS VOTES FOR INNOVATION ACT\r\n\r\n\tNortheast Georgia\u2019s Congressman: Patent reform \u201cbrings cost-saving measures to hardworking Americans\u201d\r\n\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n\r\n\tWASHINGTON, Dec.\u00a0 5 \u2013 Congressman Doug Collins (GA-09) today welcomed the passage of H.R. 3309, the Innovation Act.\u00a0 Beyond giving American inventors the certainty and dignity their work deserves by protecting the value of patents, the Innovation Act brings cost-saving measures to hardworking Americans by curbing abusive patent litigation that costs our economy both\u00a0 time and money.\r\n\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n\r\n\tAdditionally, H.R. 3309 reforms the American patent system to increase transparency and encourage small business growth through education.\u00a0\r\n\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n\r\n\tCongressman Collins said, \u201cWe started this year with a promise to preserve, protect, and defend the constitution.\u00a0 Today\u2019s vote for the Innovation Act keeps that promise in the clearest ways by strengthening the patent system that protects individual property rights and drives our economic competitiveness.\u201d\u00a0 \r\n\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n\r\n\tCollins added, \u201cWhether you\u2019re the person who created a product or the one who uses it, the patent system impacts you.\u00a0 As a Member of the Judiciary Committee, I appreciate Chairman Goodlatte for keeping this fact at the forefront as he facilitated this effort with dedication, diligence, and bipartisanship.\u201d \r\n\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n\r\n\tThe Innovation Act passed the House with a vote of 325-91.\u00a0 Full text of the bill can be found here, and an educational video on the economic impact of patents can be found here.\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=511"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.632766030728817, "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"}