A bill aimed at making it more difficult for so-called patent trolls to file unfair patent-infringement lawsuits has passed in a U.S. House of Representatives committee.

The House Judiciary Committee’s approval of theInnovation Act late Thursday adds momentum to a congressional push to limit the ability of patent-licensing firms to send out mass patent licensing demand letters and to file abusive infringement lawsuits. The committee’s 24-8 vote to approve the bill sends it to the full House for consideration.

Earlier this month, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to approve a similar bill, the Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship (PATENT) Act.

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