To provide for the distribution within the United States of certain materials prepared by the United States Information Agency.
Public Law 102-454 · H.R. 5751 · 102nd Congress · began in the House
Signed by George H. W. Bush (R) on Oct 23, 1992 · International Affairs
Sponsor: Rep. Dante Fascell (D-FL-19)
Cosponsors (1): Rep. William Broomfield
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Requires the Director of the U.S. Information Agency, notwithstanding restrictions on the dissemination of Agency materials within the United States, to make available to the Archivist of the United States master copies of the documentary film entitled "The Voice" and the radio documentary entitled "All of Our Yesterdays."
Directs the Archivist to: (1) reimburse the Director for such copies; (2) deposit such copies in the National Archives; and (3) make copies of the master copies available for purchase and public viewing and broadcast.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 12 actions.
- Oct 23, 1992Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 102-454.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 19, 1992PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 5, 1992FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- Aug 11, 1992CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- Aug 10, 1992FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Payne (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Aug 5, 1992CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Foreign Affairs Committee
- Aug 3, 1992CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Foreign Affairs Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.