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Copyright Compulsory License Improvement Act of 1998

Introduced: November 7, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 26 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 8, 1998
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Oct 7, 1998
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Oct 7, 1998
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 7, 1998
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct 7, 1998
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct 7, 1998
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Oct 7, 1998
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9932-9937)
Oct 7, 1998
Mr. Tauzin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 10, 1998
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 398.
Sep 10, 1998
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 105-661, Part II.
Aug 4, 1998
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Aug 4, 1998
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 31, 1998
Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property Discharged.
Jul 30, 1998
House Committee on Judiciary Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Sept. 11, 1998.
Jul 30, 1998
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Commerce. H. Rept. 105-661, Part I.
Jun 24, 1998
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 24, 1998
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 17, 1998
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Jun 17, 1998
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 1, 1998
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Dec 19, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property.
Nov 14, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
Nov 7, 1997
Referred to House Judiciary
Nov 7, 1997
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Nov 7, 1997
Referred to House Commerce
Nov 7, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Multichannel Video Competition and Consumer Protection Act of 1997 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to: (1) initiate, and report to specified congressional committees on, an inquiry on the extent to which a certain differential fee decision (relating to the per subscriber per month royalty fee for the retransmission of superstation and distant network signals by direct-to-home satellite service providers) constitutes an impediment to the development of effective market competition for multichannel video programming distribution; and (2) based on such inquiry, make necessary regulatory changes.

Includes direct-to-home satellite services under provisions protecting telecommunications services from piracy.

Prohibits any U.S. officer or employee from taking any action to implement or enforce the differential fee decision until 120 days after FCC submission of its report.

What's happening now October 8, 1998

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 7 Republican 5 Independent 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 23, 1998
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 23, 1998
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 17, 1998
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 17, 1998
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Feb 26, 1998
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Feb 11, 1998
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 11, 1998
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jan 27, 1998
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Nov 13, 1997
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Nov 13, 1997
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Nov 12, 1997
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Nov 12, 1997
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Nov 7, 1997
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