# 116-hr-7890: IDEA Act

116-hr-7890, IDEA Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7890
- Congress: 116
- Title: IDEA Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2020-07-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement Act of 2020 or the IDEA Act This bill requires the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to request demographic information from the inventor on each patent application submitted to the USPTO. Inventors shall not be required to provide the requested information, which shall include gender, race, and military or veteran status. The USPTO shall (1) publish an annual public report about the collected data, including the collected data broken down by the types of technology covered by the patent applications; and (2) make the underlying data publicly available.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2020-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2020-07-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act
- 116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-5873: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-4634: Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-7890 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7890)

## Related
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
- [116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7197)
- [116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7092)
- [116-hr-5873: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5873)
- [116-hr-4634: Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4634)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7890 (as of 2025-11-18).