Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2025

House Bill

H.R. 3858

119th Congress

Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2025

Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

Introduced:Aug 15, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Darrell Issa

Representative

Republican

CA-48

Cosponsors

5

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Commerce

Summary

This bill would prevent the U.S. government from making any changes to the global trade agreement known as TRIPS without explicit approval from Congress. The TRIPS agreement covers intellectual property rules for things like patents, which can impact the availability and cost of products like medicines.

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

SponsorDarrell Issa (R-CA)

Introduced8/15/2025

StatusOrdered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

ChamberHouse

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Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2025

This bill would prevent the U.S. government from making any changes to the global trade agreement known as TRIPS without explicit approval from Congress. The TRIPS agreement covers intellectual property rules for things like patents, which can impact the avail

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This bill would prevent the U.S. government from making any changes to the global trade agreement known as TRIPS without explicit approval from Congress. The TRIPS agreement covers intellectual property rules for things like patents, which can impact the availability and cost of products like medicines.

Bill Number: 3858
Sponsor: Darrell Issa (R-CA)
Introduced: 8/15/2025
Status: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Policy Area: Commerce

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Fact Sheet

Title: Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2025
Bill Number: 3858
Sponsor: Darrell Issa (R-CA)
Status: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Introduced: 8/15/2025
Summary: This bill would prevent the U.S. government from making any changes to the global trade agreement known as TRIPS without explicit approval from Congress. The TRIPS agreement covers intellectual property rules for things like patents, which can impact the availability and cost of products like medici

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill would prevent the U.S. government from making any changes to the global trade agreement known as TRIPS without explicit approval from Congress. The TRIPS agreement covers intellectual property rules for things like patents, which can impact the availability and cost of products like medicines.

Last updated: 12/30/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

No Free TRIPS Act This bill prohibits the U.S. government from negotiating or concluding any withdrawal from or modification to the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) without explicit authorization from Congress. The TRIPS Agreement is one of several international agreements that led to the creation of the World Trade Organization (WTO). In October 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, several WTO members proposed a waiver of some TRIPS obligations, including obligations related to national patent laws.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

The bill would require Congress to approve any U.S. withdrawal from or modifications to the TRIPS trade agreement.
The TRIPS agreement sets global rules for intellectual property like patents, which can affect the cost and accessibility of products.
In 2020, some countries proposed temporarily waiving TRIPS rules to improve access to COVID-19 medical treatments, but this bill would prevent the U.S. from supporting such changes without Congressional approval.

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

If this bill becomes law, it could make it more difficult for the U.S. government to support changes to global intellectual property rules, even in emergency situations like a pandemic. This could impact access and affordability of important products like medicines and medical equipment for American consumers and businesses.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Commerce

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

3858, 119th Congress (2025). "Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-3858