# 119-s-1546: Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2025

119-s-1546, Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-25).

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- As of: 2026-10-25
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1546
- Congress: 119
- Title: Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-05-01
- Sponsor: Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-25

## Summary

**This bill would _codify patent eligibility_ by replacing judge-made exceptions with a clear statutory test that treats most inventions as potentially patentable if they are useful processes, machines, manufactures, or compositions while listing explicit exclusions.** It defines a practical “useful” standard, narrows judicially created exceptions, and clarifies when genes and natural materials can qualify. - Inventors and technology firms would see broader routes to patent protection because eligibility focuses on the claimed invention as a whole and removes common-law exceptions. However, purely economic or mental-process claims remain excluded unless a machine is needed to practically perform the invention. - Biotech and life sciences researchers would gain clarity: unmodified human genes and natural materials are excluded, but purified, enriched, altered, or otherwise employed versions can be eligible for patents. - Courts and litigants would face faster eligibility fights because courts may decide eligibility on motion with limited discovery, and eligibility is separated from novelty, nonobviousness, and enablement rules under sections 102, 103, and 112.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-2461: Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2025
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-237: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-1546 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1546)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-2461: Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2461)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-237: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-237)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1546 (as of 2026-10-25).