# 115-hr-3517: Women Inventor Development and Equality Act

115-hr-3517, Women Inventor Development and Equality Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-3517
- Congress: 115
- Title: Women Inventor Development and Equality Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
- Introduced: 2017-07-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Women Inventor Development and Equality Act This bill directs the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to collect and publish demographic information (including gender, race, and ethnicity) that is voluntarily submitted by inventors who apply for patents.

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## Sources
- [115-hr-3517 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3517)

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- [115-hr-7355: PRRADA](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7355)
- [115-hr-7354: Small Business Lending Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7354)
- [115-hr-7293: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 770 Ay…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7293)
- [115-hr-7240: To designate the Manhattan Campus of the New York Harbor Health Care System of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7240)
- [115-hr-7228: Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7228)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3517 (as of 2025-11-18).