Honoring Thomas Jennings of New York City as the first African-American to be granted a patent by the United States.

H. Res. 514 · 113th Congress · Mar 12, 2014 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That the House of Representatives—

(1)

honors Thomas Jennings as the first African-American to be granted a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office;

(2)

commends Thomas Jennings for his economic contributions to the United States through use of the patent system; and

(3)

acknowledges that Thomas Jennings’ inventive contributions encourage Americans to continue a legacy of innovation in the fields of science, technoloy, engineering, and math.

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Mar 12, 2014viewing Introduced in House Mr. Jeffries (for himself, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Richmond, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Rush, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Israel, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Meeks) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Honoring Thomas Jennings of New York City as the first African-American to be granted a patent by the United States.

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