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A bill to amend the manufacturing clause of the copyright law.
Public Law 97-215 · H.R. 6198 · 97th Congress · began in the House
Vetoed by Ronald Reagan (R); passed over the veto on Jul 13, 1982 · Commerce
Veto override
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Kastenmeier (D-WI-2)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 339 yea, 47 nay339–47
- SenateVoice vote
Veto override votes
- HouseNeeds two-thirds: 324 yea, 86 nay324–86
- SenateNeeds two-thirds: 84 yea, 9 nay84–9
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.
Amends the copyright law to extend through July 1, 1986, the requirement that imported nondramatic literary works in English be manufactured in North America.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 97th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 339 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
339 yea47 nay46 present or did not vote
Dimension 2
Economic left–right
More liberalMore conservative
Democrats who voted yea(204)
- Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
Rep. Tom HarkinD-IA-5- Rep. Patricia SchroederD-CO-1
- Rep. Parren MitchellD-MD-7
Rep. John ConyersD-MI-1- Rep. Ronald DellumsD-CA-8
- Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
- Rep. George CrockettD-MI-13
- Rep. Mickey LelandD-TX-18
- Rep. Shirley ChisholmD-NY-12
- Rep. Mervyn DymallyD-CA-31
- Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-21
- Rep. Phillip BurtonD-CA-6
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-19- Rep. William GrayD-PA-2
- Rep. Frederick RichmondD-NY-14
- Rep. Theodore WeissD-NY-20
- Rep. Edward RoybalD-CA-25
- Rep. Harold FordD-TN-8
- Rep. John SeiberlingD-OH-14
- Rep. Robert KastenmeierD-WI-2
- Rep. Don EdwardsD-CA-10
- Rep. Robert GarciaD-NY-21
- Rep. William FordD-MI-15
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8- Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-9- Rep. William BrodheadD-MI-17
- Rep. David BoniorD-MI-12
- Rep. Peter RodinoD-NJ-10
- Rep. Julian DixonD-CA-28
- Rep. Victor FazioD-CA-4
- Rep. Harold WashingtonD-IL-1
- Rep. Jonathan BinghamD-NY-22
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7- Rep. Gus HawkinsD-CA-29
- Rep. Benjamin RosenthalD-NY-8
- Rep. William LehmanD-FL-13
- Rep. Gerry StuddsD-MA-12
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16- Rep. Henry ReussD-WI-5
- Rep. James ShannonD-MA-5
- Rep. Richard OttingerD-NY-24
- Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-3
- Rep. William CoyneD-PA-14
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-24
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-7
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-4- Rep. Claude PepperD-FL-14
- Rep. John WilliamsD-MT-1
- Rep. Michael LowryD-WA-7
- Rep. James HowardD-NJ-3
- Rep. Sidney YatesD-IL-9
- Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
- Rep. Thomas DowneyD-NY-2
- Rep. Stephen SolarzD-NY-13
- Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7- Rep. Robert EdgarD-PA-7
- Rep. Joseph AddabboD-NY-7
Rep. Chuck SchumerD-NY-16- Rep. Norman MinetaD-CA-13
- Rep. Albert GoreD-TN-4
- Rep. Bernard DwyerD-NJ-15
- Rep. Brian DonnellyD-MA-11
Rep. Barbara MikulskiD-MD-3- Rep. Raymond KogovsekD-CO-3
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7- Rep. Geraldine FerraroD-NY-9
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5- Rep. Donald BaileyD-PA-21
- Rep. Joseph EarlyD-MA-3
- Rep. Anthony CoelhoD-CA-15
- Rep. Charles PriceD-IL-23
- Rep. Barbara KennellyD-CT-1
- Rep. Frank GuariniD-NJ-14
- Rep. Thomas FoleyD-WA-5
- Rep. Dante FascellD-FL-15
- Rep. Mary OakarD-OH-20
- Rep. James WrightD-TX-12
- Rep. Morris UdallD-AZ-2
- Rep. Matthew McHughD-NY-27
- Rep. Joseph SmithD-PA-3
- Rep. Mario BiaggiD-NY-10
- Rep. Frank AnnunzioD-IL-11
- Rep. Nicholas MavroulesD-MA-6
- Rep. Carl PerkinsD-KY-7
- Rep. Howard WolpeD-MI-3
- Rep. Adam BenjaminD-IN-1
- Rep. James WeaverD-OR-4
Rep. Ron WydenD-OR-3- Rep. Peter PeyserD-NY-23
- Rep. John FaryD-IL-5
- Rep. Joseph MinishD-NJ-11
- Rep. Gillis LongD-LA-8
- Rep. Jack BrooksD-TX-9
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12- Rep. William RatchfordD-CT-5
- Rep. Bill AlexanderD-AR-1
- Rep. James FlorioD-NJ-1
- Rep. Henry NowakD-NY-37
- Rep. Leo ZeferettiD-NY-15
- Rep. Lindy BoggsD-LA-2
- Rep. Jerome TraxlerD-MI-8
- Rep. Leslie AspinD-WI-1
- Rep. Daniel RostenkowskiD-IL-8
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6- Rep. Robert RoeD-NJ-8
- Rep. Allan SwiftD-WA-2
- Rep. Don BonkerD-WA-3
- Rep. Fernand St. GermainD-RI-1
- Rep. Dennis EckartD-OH-22
- Rep. Donald PeaseD-OH-13
- Rep. Timothy WirthD-CO-2
- Rep. Joseph GaydosD-PA-20
- Rep. Edward BolandD-MA-2
- Rep. Walter JonesD-NC-1
- Rep. Jerry PattersonD-CA-38
- Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-36
- Rep. Sam GejdensonD-CT-2
- Rep. Stanley LundineD-NY-39
- Rep. Robert ShamanskyD-OH-12
- Rep. Charles RoseD-NC-7
- Rep. Leon PanettaD-CA-16
- Rep. Michael SynarD-OK-2
- Rep. Cecil HeftelD-HI-1
- Rep. Neal SmithD-IA-4
Rep. Byron DorganD-ND- Rep. Tom BevillD-AL-4
- Rep. Donald AlbostaD-MI-10
- Rep. Wyche FowlerD-GA-5
- Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
- Rep. David BowenD-MS-2
- Rep. Allen ErtelD-PA-17
- Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
- Rep. Tom DaschleD-SD-1
- Rep. Michael BarnesD-MD-8
- Rep. Douglas WalgrenD-PA-18
- Rep. Berkley BedellD-IA-6
- Rep. Ronnie FlippoD-AL-5
- Rep. Clarence LongD-MD-2
- Rep. Jamie WhittenD-MS-1
- Rep. Robert YoungD-MO-2
- Rep. William BonerD-TN-5
- Rep. Beryl AnthonyD-AR-4
- Rep. James JonesD-OK-1
- Rep. Ike AndrewsD-NC-4
- Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
- Rep. Abraham KazenD-TX-23
- Rep. Samuel StrattonD-NY-28
- Rep. Martin RussoD-IL-3
- Rep. Marilyn LloydD-TN-3
- Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
- Rep. Harold VolkmerD-MO-9
- Rep. Glenn AndersonD-CA-32
- Rep. Gus YatronD-PA-6
- Rep. Royden DysonD-MD-1
- Rep. Daniel MicaD-FL-11
- Rep. Kenneth HollandD-SC-5
- Rep. Thomas LukenD-OH-2
- Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
- Rep. Don FuquaD-FL-2
- Rep. Austin MurphyD-PA-22
- Rep. William HughesD-NJ-2
- Rep. Charles WilsonD-TX-2
- Rep. Stephen NealD-NC-5
- Rep. Charles WhitleyD-NC-3
Rep. Bill NelsonD-FL-9- Rep. Philip SharpD-IN-10
- Rep. Jack BrinkleyD-GA-3
- Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
- Rep. William PatmanD-TX-14
- Rep. Carroll HubbardD-KY-1
- Rep. Sam GibbonsD-FL-7
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4- Rep. Jake PickleD-TX-10
- Rep. Andrew JacobsD-IN-11
- Rep. Douglas ApplegateD-OH-18
- Rep. Earl HuttoD-FL-1
- Rep. William ChappellD-FL-4
- Rep. David McCurdyD-OK-4
- Rep. Richard WhiteD-TX-16
- Rep. Ed JenkinsD-GA-9
- Rep. Billy EvansD-GA-8
- Rep. Elliott LevitasD-GA-4
- Rep. Jack HightowerD-TX-13
- Rep. Charles BennettD-FL-3
- Rep. William NicholsD-AL-3
- Rep. Glenn EnglishD-OK-6
- Rep. Druie BarnardD-GA-10
- Rep. Kent HanceD-TX-19
- Rep. Beverly ByronD-MD-6
- Rep. Lawrence FountainD-NC-2
- Rep. John BreauxD-LA-7
- Rep. Ronald MottlD-OH-23
- Rep. Thomas HuckabyD-LA-5
Rep. Ralph HallD-TX-4- Rep. Sam HallD-TX-1
- Rep. Billy TauzinD-LA-3
- Rep. Andy IrelandD-FL-8
Rep. Richard ShelbyD-AL-7- Rep. Sonny MontgomeryD-MS-3
- Rep. Charlie StenholmD-TX-17
- Rep. Dan DanielD-VA-5
Republicans who voted yea(134)
- Rep. Harold HollenbeckR-NJ-9
- Rep. Claudine SchneiderR-RI-2
- Rep. Bill GreenR-NY-18
- Rep. Matthew RinaldoR-NJ-12
- Rep. Jim JeffordsR-VT
- Rep. Lawrence DeNardisR-CT-3
- Rep. Margaret HecklerR-MA-10
- Rep. Charles DoughertyR-PA-4
- Rep. Stewart McKinneyR-CT-4
- Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-26
- Rep. Robert DavisR-MI-11
- Rep. Frank HortonR-NY-34
- Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
- Rep. Lyle WilliamsR-OH-19
- Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
- Rep. Hamilton FishR-NY-25
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4- Rep. Eugene AtkinsonR-PA-25
- Rep. Joel PritchardR-WA-1
- Rep. Thomas RailsbackR-IL-19
- Rep. Donald MitchellR-NY-31
Rep. Olympia SnoweR-ME-2- Rep. Huey DeckardR-IN-8
- Rep. James NelliganR-PA-11
- Rep. George O’BrienR-IL-17
- Rep. John DuncanR-TN-2
- Rep. Arlen ErdahlR-MN-1
- Rep. Harold SawyerR-MI-5
- Rep. Millicent FenwickR-NJ-5
- Rep. David EmeryR-ME-1
- Rep. Donald ClausenR-CA-2
- Rep. Jack EdwardsR-AL-1
- Rep. Thomas EvansR-DE
- Rep. Norman LentR-NY-4
- Rep. Guy MolinariR-NY-17
- Rep. Pete McCloskeyR-CA-12
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16- Rep. John NapierR-SC-6
- Rep. Marge RoukemaR-NJ-7
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10- Rep. James DunnR-MI-6
- Rep. John HammerschmidtR-AR-3
- Rep. Stanford ParrisR-VA-8
- Rep. Earl ColemanR-MO-6
- Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
- Rep. James QuillenR-TN-1
- Rep. John RhodesR-AZ-1
- Rep. John StantonR-OH-11
- Rep. Chalmers WylieR-OH-15
- Rep. David MarriottR-UT-2
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5- Rep. Elwood HillisR-IN-5
- Rep. James CourterR-NJ-13
- Rep. Raymond McGrathR-NY-5
- Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
- Rep. Marion SnyderR-KY-4
- Rep. George WhitehurstR-VA-2
- Rep. Lynn MartinR-IL-16
- Rep. Bobbi FiedlerR-CA-21
Rep. Don YoungR-AK- Rep. Robert CoughlinR-PA-13
- Rep. William CarneyR-NY-1
- Rep. Larry HopkinsR-KY-6
- Rep. Skip BafalisR-FL-10
- Rep. Edward WeberR-OH-9
- Rep. George WortleyR-NY-32
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-6- Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
- Rep. Charles PashayanR-CA-17
- Rep. David MartinR-NY-30
- Rep. Robin BeardR-TN-6
- Rep. John MyersR-IN-7
- Rep. Robert McCloryR-IL-13
- Rep. Toby RothR-WI-8
- Rep. Cleveland BenedictR-WV-2
- Rep. Larry WinnR-KS-3
- Rep. Edwin BethuneR-AR-2
- Rep. Steven GundersonR-WI-3
- Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
- Rep. Newton GingrichR-GA-6
- Rep. Thomas EvansR-IA-3
- Rep. Manuel LujánR-NM-1
- Rep. Virginia SmithR-NE-3
- Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
- Rep. Bob McEwenR-OH-6
- Rep. Ronald MarleneeR-MT-2
- Rep. Gene TaylorR-MO-7
- Rep. Arlan StangelandR-MN-7
Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6- Rep. Richard SchulzeR-PA-5
- Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-12
- Rep. Hal DaubR-NE-2
- Rep. Robert WhittakerR-KS-5
- Rep. William LoweryR-CA-41
- Rep. Thomas CorcoranR-IL-15
- Rep. David StatonR-WV-3
- Rep. Donald RitterR-PA-15
Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-42- Rep. James RobinsonR-VA-7
Rep. Trent LottR-MS-5- Rep. Gregory CarmanR-NY-3
- Rep. Robert MichelR-IL-18
- Rep. Michael OxleyR-OH-4
- Rep. Bill McCollumR-FL-5
- Rep. Thomas HagedornR-MN-2
- Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
Rep. Pat RobertsR-KS-1- Rep. Robert DanielR-VA-4
- Rep. James MartinR-NC-9
- Rep. Tom BlileyR-VA-3
- Rep. Kenneth KramerR-CO-5
- Rep. Eldon RuddR-AZ-4
- Rep. William HendonR-NC-11
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-37- Rep. James BroyhillR-NC-10
- Rep. William GoodlingR-PA-19
- Rep. Marjorie HoltR-MD-4
Rep. Judd GreggR-NH-2- Rep. Thomas KindnessR-OH-8
- Rep. Delbert LattaR-OH-5
- Rep. Wayne GrishamR-CA-33
- Rep. Carlos MoorheadR-CA-22
- Rep. Manley ButlerR-VA-6
Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-9- Rep. James HansenR-UT-1
- Rep. Bill EmersonR-MO-10
- Rep. Clarence MillerR-OH-10
- Rep. William DickinsonR-AL-2
Rep. Larry CraigR-ID-1- Rep. Gerald SolomonR-NY-29
- Rep. John RousselotR-CA-26
- Rep. Robert WalkerR-PA-16
- Rep. James CollinsR-TX-3
- Rep. Daniel CraneR-IL-22
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 489 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. 1 yea vote was cast by members of neither major party and is highlighted on the compass but not listed. 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.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
- Ways and Means Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Trade Subcommittee
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 the override, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 21 actions.
- Jul 13, 1982Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 97-215.
- VetoVeto · Passed Senate over veto by Yea-Nay Vote. 84-9. Record Vote No: 209.Senate roll call 209
- VetoVeto · Passed Senate over veto: Passed Senate over veto by Yea-Nay Vote. 84-9. Record Vote No: 209.Senate roll call 209
- VetoVeto · Passed House Over Veto by Yea-Nay Vote: 324 - 86 (Record Vote No: 178).House roll call 178
- VetoVeto · Passed House over veto: Passed House Over Veto by Yea-Nay Vote: 324 - 86 (Record Vote No: 178).House roll call 178
- Jul 8, 1982PresidentPresident · Vetoed by President.
- Jun 30, 1982PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- FloorFloor · Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1880 without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Jun 16, 1982FloorFloor · Held at the desk until the close of business June 18, 1982, by unanimous consent.
- Jun 15, 1982FloorFloor · Passed House by Yea-Nay Vote: 339 - 47 (Record Vote No: 143).House roll call 143
- Jun 10, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Ways and Means Committee
- Jun 9, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Ways and Means Committee
- Jun 2, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Trade Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee
- May 27, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Trade Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Trade Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee
- May 19, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Judiciary Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Ways and Means Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Trade Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee
- May 18, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Judiciary Committee
- Apr 28, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary 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.