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A bill to amend section 914 of title 17, United States Code, regarding certain protective orders.

Public Law 100-159 · S. 442 · 100th Congress · began in the Senate

Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Nov 9, 1987 · Commerce

Sponsor: Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT)

Cosponsors (3): Sen. Dennis DeConcini,

Passage votesYeaNay

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateRecorded vote: 96 yea, 0 nay96–0
Data notes

The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.

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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Extends through July 1, 1991, the period during which the Secretary of Commerce may grant interim protective orders for mask works fixed in semiconductor chip products originating in foreign countries which are making good faith efforts and progress toward providing such protection to mask works of U.S. nationals.

Authorizes the President to alter proclamations protecting such mask works.

Directs the Secretary of Commerce to report to the appropriate congressional committees by July 1, 1990, on such protection.

Who voted for it

Every senator of the 100th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 96 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

96 yea0 nay4 present or did not vote

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Democrats who voted yea(52)

  • Sen. William ProxmireD-WI
  • Sen. Kent ConradD-ND
  • Sen. Tom HarkinD-IA
  • Sen. Barbara MikulskiD-MD
  • Sen. Ted KennedyD-MA
  • Sen. Alan CranstonD-CA
  • Sen. Howard MetzenbaumD-OH
  • Sen. Spark MatsunagaD-HI
  • Sen. Carl LevinD-MI
  • Sen. Brock AdamsD-WA
  • Sen. Paul SarbanesD-MD
  • Sen. Dale BumpersD-AR
  • Sen. Quentin BurdickD-ND
  • Sen. Albert GoreD-TN
  • Sen. Patrick LeahyD-VT
  • Sen. James SasserD-TN
  • Sen. John KerryD-MA
  • Sen. Donald RiegleD-MI
  • Sen. George MitchellD-ME
  • Sen. Claiborne PellD-RI
  • Sen. James SanfordD-NC
  • Sen. Frank LautenbergD-NJ
  • Sen. Daniel InouyeD-HI
  • Sen. John MelcherD-MT
  • Sen. Jay RockefellerD-WV
  • Sen. Tom DaschleD-SD
  • Sen. Max BaucusD-MT
  • Sen. Christopher DoddD-CT
  • Sen. Daniel MoynihanD-NY
  • Sen. Robert ByrdD-WV
  • Sen. Joseph BidenD-DE
  • Sen. Wendell FordD-KY
  • Sen. John GlennD-OH
  • Sen. Timothy WirthD-CO
  • Sen. Wyche FowlerD-GA
  • Sen. John JohnstonD-LA
  • Sen. Harry ReidD-NV
  • Sen. Bill BradleyD-NJ
  • Sen. John BreauxD-LA
  • Sen. James ExonD-NE
  • Sen. Lawton ChilesD-FL
  • Sen. Jeff BingamanD-NM
  • Sen. Bob GrahamD-FL
  • Sen. John StennisD-MS
  • Sen. Alan DixonD-IL
  • Sen. Lloyd BentsenD-TX
  • Sen. Fritz HollingsD-SC
  • Sen. Samuel NunnD-GA
  • Sen. Dennis DeConciniD-AZ
  • Sen. David BorenD-OK
  • Sen. Richard ShelbyD-AL
  • Sen. Howell HeflinD-AL

Republicans who voted yea(44)

  • Sen. Lowell WeickerR-CT
  • Sen. Robert StaffordR-VT
  • Sen. John ChafeeR-RI
  • Sen. Henry HeinzR-PA
  • Sen. Mark HatfieldR-OR
  • Sen. David DurenbergerR-MN
  • Sen. William CohenR-ME
  • Sen. Arlen SpecterR-PA
  • Sen. Robert PackwoodR-OR
  • Sen. John DanforthR-MO
  • Sen. Nancy KassebaumR-KS
  • Sen. William RothR-DE
  • Sen. Alfonse D’AmatoR-NY
  • Sen. Pete DomeniciR-NM
  • Sen. Ted StevensR-AK
  • Sen. Daniel EvansR-WA
  • Sen. John WarnerR-VA
  • Sen. Thad CochranR-MS
  • Sen. Rudy BoschwitzR-MN
  • Sen. Chuck GrassleyR-IA
  • Sen. Warren RudmanR-NH
  • Sen. Larry PresslerR-SD
  • Sen. Richard LugarR-IN
  • Sen. Paul TribleR-VA
  • Sen. Robert DoleR-KS
  • Sen. Alan SimpsonR-WY
  • Sen. Robert KastenR-WI
  • Sen. Mitch McConnellR-KY
  • Sen. David KarnesR-NE
  • Sen. Pete WilsonR-CA
  • Sen. Strom ThurmondR-SC
  • Sen. Frank MurkowskiR-AK
  • Sen. John McCainR-AZ
  • Sen. Orrin HatchR-UT
  • Sen. Dan QuayleR-IN
  • Sen. Jacob HechtR-NV
  • Sen. Jake GarnR-UT
  • Sen. Don NicklesR-OK
  • Sen. James McClureR-ID
  • Sen. William ArmstrongR-CO
  • Sen. Gordon HumphreyR-NH
  • Sen. Phil GrammR-TX
  • Sen. Jesse HelmsR-NC
  • Sen. Steven SymmsR-ID
Data notes

The Senate’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 366 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

  • Judiciary Committee · House · referred toSubcommittee: Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee
  • Judiciary Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Terrorism, Technology, and Government Information Subcommittee
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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 19 actions.

  1. Nov 9, 1987Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 100-159.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Nov 6, 1987PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Nov 4, 1987Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate concurred in the amendments of the House by Yea-Nay Vote. 96-0. Record Vote No: 366.Senate roll call 366
  5. OtherOther · Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate concurred in the amendments of the House by Yea-Nay Vote. 96-0. Record Vote No: 366.Senate roll call 366
  6. Nov 3, 1987FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
  7. Oct 27, 1987FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  8. FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
  9. Jul 1, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
  10. Jun 29, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
  11. Jun 26, 1987FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
  12. Jun 9, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Judiciary Committee
  13. Apr 8, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Judiciary Committee
  14. Apr 2, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Terrorism, Technology, and Government Information Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee
  15. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Terrorism, Technology, and Government Information Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee
  16. Mar 3, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Terrorism, Technology, and Government Information Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee
  17. Feb 13, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Terrorism, Technology, and Government Information Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee
  18. Feb 3, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
  19. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.