The Copyright Alliance compiles all copyright legislation presently pending before Congress or introduced in the past few Congresses. If you’re looking for a particular bill that’s not included in the table below, please let us know so we can add it.
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Date Introduced
Bill Name
Bill #
Intro by:
Status
November 18, 2019
Rep. Nadler (D-NY)
House Judiciary Committee markup Nov. 20, 2019
November 7, 2019
Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Representatives Martha Roby (R-AL-2) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY-8)
May 1, 2019
Senators John Kennedy (R-LA), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
May 1, 2019
Reps. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Doug Collins (R-GA)
September 25, 2018
Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
Sept. 25, 2018 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
September 25, 2018
Reps. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) and Doug Collins (R-GA)
Sept. 25, 2018 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary
September 13, 2018
Rep. Mia Love (R-UT)
Sept. 13, 2018 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary
July 26, 2018
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
July 26, 2018 - Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
July 23, 2018
Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA)
July 23, 2018 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce & the Committee on the Judiciary
July 18, 2018
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
July 18, 2018 - Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
May 23, 2018
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)
May 23, 2018 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
May 10, 2018
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
June 28, 2018 - Reported out of SJC favorably with an amendment in the nature of a substitute
April 10, 2018
Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA)
Apr. 25, 2018 - Passed in the House 415-0
March 22, 2018
Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Bob Corker (R-TN), and Kamala Harris (D-CA)
Mar. 22, 2018 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
March 15, 2018
Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Bob Corker (R-TN), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Kamala Harris (D-CA), and Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
July 3, 2018 - Passed in the Senate. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary
March 15, 2018
Reps. Gregg Harper (R-MS), Robert Brady (D-PA), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), Mark Walker (R-NC), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Adrian Smith (R-NE)
Mar. 15, 2018 - Referred to the Commitee on House Administration and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
February 7, 2018
Sens. Christopher Coons (D-DE) and John Kennedy (R-LA)
Feb. 7, 2018 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary