S. 2846: Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2016

114th Congress · introduced 2016-04-25 · Commerce · Latest: By Senator Vitter from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-419.

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Where it came from: introduced 2016-04-25 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: By Senator Vitter from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-419. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2016

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2016 (Sec. 4) This bill directs the Small Business Administration to develop partnership agreements that arrange for: development of high-quality training for small businesses related to domestic and international protection of intellectual property, leveraging of training materials already developed for the education of inventors and small businesses, and participation of a nongovernmental organization. These agreements must also arrange for training: through electronic resources, including Internet-based webinars, and at physical locations, including a small business development center; and the headquarters or a regional office of the United States Patent and Trade Office. (Sec. 5) The bill amends the Small Business Act to require services at a small business development center to include training in person or through a website relating to: domestic and international intellectual property protections, and how those protections should be considered in the business plans and growth strategies of small businesses.

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Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2016

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Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] · 4 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2846, Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2016 (2016-06-30)

Cosponsors on this site

James E. Risch (R-ID), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] reported raising $303,094 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114s2846.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/s>

Record fed-us-cong114-s2846 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114