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Copyright Fees and Technical Amendments Act of 1989

Public Law 101-318 · H.R. 1622 · 101st Congress · began in the House

Signed by George H. W. Bush (R) on Jul 3, 1990 · Commerce

Sponsor: Rep. Robert Kastenmeier (D-WI-2)

Cosponsors (9): Rep. Carlos Moorhead,

Passage votes

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateVoice vote
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Summary

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

Copyright Fees and Technical Amendments Act of 1989 - Amends Federal copyright law to increase the copyright fees. Prescribes guidelines under which the Register of Copyrights is authorized to increase the fees.

Committees

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

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

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

  1. Jul 3, 1990Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 101-318.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Jun 21, 1990PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Jun 13, 1990FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
  5. Apr 19, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Judiciary Committee
  6. Mar 22, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Judiciary Committee
  7. Oct 18, 1989CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
  8. Oct 16, 1989FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  9. FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
  10. FloorFloor · On ordering a second Agreed to without objection.
  11. FloorFloor · Mr. Moorhead demanded a second on the motion to suspend the rules.
  12. FloorFloor · Mr. Kastenmeier moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  13. Oct 13, 1989CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Judiciary Committee
  14. Oct 3, 1989CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Judiciary Committee
  15. Jul 25, 1989CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
  16. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
  17. Mar 29, 1989CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
  18. Mar 23, 1989CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
  19. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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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.