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S 2201 100th Congress Senate Commerce Arts, Culture, Religion Communications and Broadcasting Copyright Lease and rental services Music Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights Phonorecords Sound recording and reproducing

A bill to make certain record rental provisions in title 17, United States Code, the Copyright Act, permanent.

Introduced: March 21, 1988 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 21 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 5, 1988
Became Public Law No: 100-617.
Nov 5, 1988
Signed by President.
Oct 27, 1988
Presented to President.
Oct 27, 1988
Measure Signed in Senate.
Oct 21, 1988
Senate agreed to the House amendments by Voice Vote.
Oct 21, 1988
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendments by Voice Vote.
Sep 27, 1988
Message on House action received in Senate and held at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
Sep 26, 1988
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 26, 1988
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 26, 1988
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Jun 8, 1988
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Jun 8, 1988
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jun 7, 1988
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Jun 7, 1988
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
May 25, 1988
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 692.
May 25, 1988
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Byrd for Senator Biden without amendment. With written report No. 100-361.
Apr 14, 1988
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Apr 13, 1988
Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks. Approved for full committee consideration without amendment favorably.
Mar 28, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks.
Mar 21, 1988
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Mar 21, 1988
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Record Rental Amendment of 1984 to make permanent the prohibition against the rental, leasing, or lending of phonorecords for profit-making purposes.

What's happening now November 5, 1988

Became Public Law No: 100-617.

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