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Short Titles as Passed House for portions of this bill
AMP Act
Allocation for Music Producers Act
CLASSICS Act
Compensating Legacy Artists for their Songs, Service, and Important Contributions to Society Act
Musical Works Modernization Act
Short Titles as Reported to House
Music Modernization Act
Short Titles as Reported to House for portions of this bill
AMP Act
Allocation for Music Producers Act
CLASSICS Act
Compensating Legacy Artists for their Songs, Service, and Important Contributions to Society Act
Musical Works Modernization Act
Short Titles as Introduced
Music Modernization Act
Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill
AMP Act
Allocation for Music Producers Act
CLASSICS Act
Compensating Legacy Artists for their Songs, Service, and Important Contributions to Society Act
Musical Works Modernization Act
Official Titles
Official Titles - House of Representatives
Official Title as Introduced
To modernize copyright law, and for other purposes.
Actions Overview (3)
Date
Actions Overview
04/25/2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 415 - 0 (Roll no. 154).(text: CR H3522-3536)
04/25/2018 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 415 - 0 (Roll no. 154).(text: CR H3522-3536)
04/25/2018 Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 115-651.
04/10/2018 Introduced in House
All Actions (14)
Date
Chamber
All Actions
04/26/2018
Senate
Received in the Senate.
04/25/2018-4:43pm
House
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
04/25/2018-4:43pm
House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 415 - 0 (Roll no. 154). (text: CR H3522-3536)
04/25/2018-4:37pm
House
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3560-3561)
04/25/2018-2:57pm
House
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
04/25/2018-2:05pm
House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5447.
04/25/2018-2:05pm
House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3522-3542)
04/25/2018-2:05pm
House
Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 0. Action By: Committee on the Judiciary
04/11/2018
House
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Action By: Committee on the Judiciary
04/10/2018
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
04/10/2018
House
Introduced in House
04/26/2018 Received in the Senate.
04/25/2018 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
04/25/2018 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 415 - 0 (Roll no. 154). (text: CR H3522-3536)
04/25/2018 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3560-3561)
04/25/2018 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
04/25/2018 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5447.
04/25/2018 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3522-3542)
04/25/2018 Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
04/25/2018 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 499.
04/25/2018 Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 115-651.
04/11/2018 Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 0.
04/11/2018 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
04/10/2018 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees, subcommittees and links to reports associated with this bill are listed here, as well as the nature and date of committee activity and Congressional report number.
This bill makes various changes to copyright law related to sound recordings, including providing protection for sound recordings fixed before February 15, 1972, creating a system for paying royalties to producers and sound engineers, and establishing a statutory blanket license for digital music services. The blanket license allows music services to distribute sound recordings covered by the license without negotiating for the rights for each individual recording, as long as the music service complies with the license's requirements, such as paying the required royalties.
All Summaries (1)
Shown Here: Introduced in House (04/10/2018)
Music Modernization Act
This bill makes various changes to copyright law related to sound recordings, including providing protection for sound recordings fixed before February 15, 1972, creating a system for paying royalties to producers and sound engineers, and establishing a statutory blanket license for digital music services. The blanket license allows music services to distribute sound recordings covered by the license without negotiating for the rights for each individual recording, as long as the music service complies with the license's requirements, such as paying the required royalties.