United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2902 (98th)
A bill to amend title 17 of the United States Code with respect to the copyright royalty fees of cable systems.
Introduced
4 May 1983
Last action
27 February 1984 · Committee
Status
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sponsors
Rep. Synar, Mike [D-OK-2], Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-29], Rep. Kindness, Thomas N. [R-OH-8], Rep. Oxley, Michael G. [R-OH-4], Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17], Rep. Kasich, John R. [R-OH-12], Rep. Tallon, Robert M. (Robin) [D-SC-6], Rep. Shannon, James M. [D-MA-5], Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS], Rep. Jones, Walter B. [D-NC-1], Rep. English, Glenn [D-OK-6], Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL], Rep. Hamilton, Lee H. [D-IN-9], Rep. Latta, Delbert L. [R-OH-5], Rep. Martin, Lynn M. [R-IL-16], Rep. McCurdy, Dave [D-OK-4], Rep. McNulty, James F., Jr. [D-AZ-5], Rep. Slattery, Jim [D-KS-2], Rep. Whittaker, Bob [R-KS-5], Rep. Wise, Robert E., Jr. [D-WV-2], Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3], Rep. Tauke, Thomas Joseph [R-IA-2]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
16 January 2025
Summary
Excludes the first three distant independent television signals carried by any cable system from a specified adjustment in copyright royalty rates.
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Timeline
4 May 1983
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
4 May 1983
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 May 1983
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
9 May 1983
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.
Source: Committee
19 October 1983
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
3 February 1984
Committee
Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, Justice.
Source: Committee
22 February 1984
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
27 February 1984
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
1 official file
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 4 May 1983
Sponsors
- Rep. Synar, Mike [D-OK-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-29] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kindness, Thomas N. [R-OH-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Oxley, Michael G. [R-OH-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kasich, John R. [R-OH-12] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Tallon, Robert M. (Robin) [D-SC-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Shannon, James M. [D-MA-5] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Jones, Walter B. [D-NC-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. English, Glenn [D-OK-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hamilton, Lee H. [D-IN-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Latta, Delbert L. [R-OH-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Martin, Lynn M. [R-IL-16] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McCurdy, Dave [D-OK-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McNulty, James F., Jr. [D-AZ-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Slattery, Jim [D-KS-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Whittaker, Bob [R-KS-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wise, Robert E., Jr. [D-WV-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tauke, Thomas Joseph [R-IA-2] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/house-bill/2902
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/98/hr/2902
- us · 98-hr-2902 · source updated 16 January 2025