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HR 1027 98th Congress House

Record Rental Amendment of 1983

Official title: A bill to amend title 17 of the United States Code with respect to rental, lease or lending of sound recordings.

Introduced: March 16, 1983 See on congress.gov
Commerce CopyrightLease and rental servicesPatents, Trademarks, and CopyrightsPhonorecords
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This bill died when the 98th Congress ended
It never became law before the 98th Congress (1983–1984) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 27, 1984
Clean Bill H.R.5938 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in Lieu.
Jun 19, 1984
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 13, 1983
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Oct 6, 1983
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jul 8, 1983
Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, Justice.
Feb 4, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.
Jan 27, 1983
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Jan 27, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 27, 1984

Clean Bill H.R.5938 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in Lieu.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Record Rental Amendment of 1983 - Prohibits the owner of a particular phonorecord of a sound recording from renting, leasing, or lending such recording for commercial advantage unless authorized to do so by the copyright owner.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5938 Related bill Record Rental Amendments of 1984
  • S 32 Identical bill Record Rental Amendment of 1983
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 16, 1983
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1027: Record Rental Amendment of 1983. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1027/
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"H.R. 1027: Record Rental Amendment of 1983." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1027/.
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H.R. 1027, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1027/.
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