A bill to amend title 17 of the United States Code with respect to the fees of the Copyright Office, and for other purposes.

Summary

Amends the copyright law to require that registration fees be paid to the Copyright Office when the registration application is filed. Limits refunds of such fees to mistakes or excess payments.

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Timeline

1. 9 September 1981

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 9 September 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 9 September 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 11 September 1981

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.

   Source: Committee

5. 15 October 1981

   Committee

   Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.

   Source: Committee

6. 15 October 1981

   Committee

   Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

7. 3 March 1982

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported.

   Source: Committee

8. 3 March 1982

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

9. 29 April 1982

   Calendars

   Placed on Union Calendar No: 296.

   Source: Calendars

10. 29 April 1982

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on The Judiciary. Report No: 97-494.

    Source: Committee

11. 29 April 1982

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on The Judiciary. Report No: 97-494.

    Source: Committee

12. 10 May 1982

    Passed

    Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

13. 10 May 1982

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

14. 10 May 1982

    Floor

    Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.

    Source: Floor

15. 12 May 1982

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

16. 23 June 1982

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 688.

    Source: Calendars

17. 23 June 1982

    Reported

    Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

    Source: Committee

18. 23 June 1982

    Reported

    Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond without amendment. Without written report.

    Source: Committee

19. 30 June 1982

    Floor

    Measure laid before Senate.

    Source: Floor

20. 30 June 1982

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

21. 23 July 1982

    ResolvingDifferences

    House Requested a Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Kastenmeier, Brooks, Schroeder, Frank, Railsback, Butler, Sawyer.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

22. 23 July 1982

    Passed

    House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

23. 23 July 1982

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: NotUsed

24. 20 September 1982

    Passed

    Senate agreed to request for conference. Appointed conferees. Thurmond; Mathias; Laxalt; DeConcini; Zorinsky.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

25. 20 September 1982

    Floor

    Senate insists on its amendments by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Floor

26. 1 October 1982

    Passed

    House Agreed to Conference Report by Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

27. 1 October 1982

    Passed

    Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

28. 1 October 1982

    Passed

    Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

29. 1 October 1982

    Passed

    Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

30. 1 October 1982

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference Report 97-930 Filed in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

31. 1 October 1982

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report filed: Conference Report 97-930 Filed in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

32. 12 October 1982

    Floor

    Measure Signed in Senate.

    Source: Floor

33. 13 October 1982

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

34. 13 October 1982

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

35. 25 October 1982

    Became law

    Became Public Law No: 97-366.

    Source: President

36. 25 October 1982

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

37. 25 October 1982

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

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Documents

6 official files

• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 26 October 1982

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• Conference report filed in House

  summary · EN · 1 October 1982

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• Passed Senate amended

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• Passed House amended

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• Reported to House with amendment(s)

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• Introduced in House

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Sponsors

• Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10] · D · Sponsor
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