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HR 175 98th Congress House Commerce Communications and Broadcasting Copyright Home video systems Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights Television

A bill to amend title 17 of the United States Code to exempt the private noncommercial recording of copyrighted works on video recorders from copyright infringement.

Introduced: January 3, 1983 See on congress.gov
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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 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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 3, 1983
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Jan 3, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the copyright law to exclude from liability for infringement of copyright any individual who records copyrighted works on a video recorder if the recording is made for a private use and is not used in a commercial nature.

What's happening now July 8, 1983

Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, Justice.

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 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jul 21, 1983
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · May 4, 1983
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Apr 13, 1983
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 13, 1983
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 175: A bill to amend title 17 of the United States Code to exempt the private noncommercial recording of copyrighted works on video recorders from copyright infringement.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-175/
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"H.R. 175: A bill to amend title 17 of the United States Code to exempt the private noncommercial recording of copyrighted works on video recorders from copyright infringement.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-175/.
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H.R. 175, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-175/.
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