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A bill to make certain record rental provisions in title 17, United States Code, the Copyright Act, permanent.

Public Law 100-617 · S. 2201 · 100th Congress · began in the Senate

Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Nov 5, 1988 · Commerce

Sponsor: Sen. Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ)

Cosponsors (6): Sen. Orrin Hatch,

Passage votes

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateVoice vote
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Summary

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

Amends the Record Rental Amendment of 1984 to extend for an additional eight years the proscription against the rental, leasing, or lending of phonorecords for profit-making purposes.

Committees

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

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 14 actions.

  1. Nov 5, 1988Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 100-617.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Oct 27, 1988PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Oct 21, 1988Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to the House amendments by Voice Vote.
  5. Sep 26, 1988FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  6. Jun 8, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
  7. Jun 7, 1988FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
  8. May 25, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Judiciary Committee
  9. Apr 14, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Judiciary Committee
  10. Apr 13, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee
  11. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee
  12. Mar 28, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee
  13. Mar 21, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
  14. 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.