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S. 1938 (99th)

A bill to make permanent the requirements of the manufacturing clause of the copyright law.

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

13 December 1985

Last action

24 April 1986 · Committee

Status

Committee on Judiciary. Measure indefinitely postponed.

Sponsors

Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ], Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI], Sen. Andrews, Mark [R-ND], Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND], Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI], Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN]

Subjects

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Source updated

10 August 2026

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Summary

Amends the copyright law to make permanent the prohibition against importing certain English language books not manufactured in the United States and Canada, denying copyright protection to books imported in violation of this restriction (the manufacturing clause).

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Timeline

  1. 13 December 1985

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 13 December 1985

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 8 January 1986

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks.

    Source: Committee

  4. 21 January 1986

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks. Hearings held.

    Source: Committee

  5. 27 February 1986

    Committee

    Committee on Judiciary received executive comment from Department of Commerce.

    Source: Committee

  6. 24 April 1986

    Committee

    Committee on Judiciary. Measure indefinitely postponed.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

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