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HR 3521 99th Congress House Commerce Arts, Culture, Religion Cable television Communications and Broadcasting Copyright Music Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights Television Television programs

A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to prohibit the conveyance of the right to perform publicly syndicated television programs without conveying the right to perform accompanying music.

Introduced: October 8, 1985 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 99th Congress ended
It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) 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 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 23, 1986
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 19, 1986
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jan 23, 1986
Executive Comment Requested from US Copyright Off.
Oct 11, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.
Oct 8, 1985
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Oct 8, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the copyright law to prohibit a copyright holder from conveying the right to publicly perform an audiovisual work on non-network commercial television without simultaneously conveying the right to perform in synchronization any copyrighted music which accompanies such work.

What's happening now July 23, 1986

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 28, 1986
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Dec 9, 1985
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Nov 19, 1985
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Nov 1, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3521: A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to prohibit the conveyance of the right to perform publicly syndicated television programs without conveying the right to perform accompanying music.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-3521/
MLA
"H.R. 3521: A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to prohibit the conveyance of the right to perform publicly syndicated television programs without conveying the right to perform accompanying music.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-3521/.
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H.R. 3521, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-3521/.
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[H.R. 3521: A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to prohibit the conveyance of the right to perform publicly syndicated television programs without conveying the right to perform accompanying music.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-3521/)
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