United States · Bill · S
S. 1938 (99th)
A bill to make permanent the requirements of the manufacturing clause of the copyright law.
Introduced
13 December 1985
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Status
Committee on Judiciary. Measure indefinitely postponed.
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10 August 2026
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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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 13 December 1985
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/99th-congress/senate-bill/1938
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/99/s/1938