Legislative Developments


Enacted Legislation – 116th Congress

Bill Number Title Date Enacted

H.R. 748


See Sec. 19011. (a) Amendment.—National Emergency Relief Authority for the Register of Copyrights, pages 769-772 in PDF version

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Mar. 27, 2020

S. 1790


Conference Report


For specific changes to title 17, see Subtitle E, § 544

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 Dec. 20, 2019

H.R. 1865


For specific changes to title 17, see Title XI – Eligibility to Receive Signals Under a Distant-Signal Satellite license (“Satellite Television Community Protection and Promotion Act of 2019”) and Title XIV – Library of Congress Technical Corrections

Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 Dec. 20, 2019

116th Congress

Bill Number Title Date Introduced
S. 4632 Online Content Policy Modernization Act 09/21/2020
H.R. 7956 Critical Medical Infrastructure Right-to-Repair Act of 2020 08/07/2020
S. 4473 Critical Medical Infrastructure Right-to-Repair Act of 2020 08/06/2020
H.R. 5219 Ask Musicians for Music Act of 2019 11/21/2019
S. 2932 Ask Musicians for Music Act of 2019 11/21/2019
H.R. 5140 Satellite Television Community Protection and Promotion Act of 2019 11/18/2019
H.R. 4997 Artistic Recognition for Talented Students Act 11/8/2019
S. 2829 WEST Access Act 11/7/2019
S. 2824 ARTS (Artistic Recognition for Talented Students) Act 11/7/2019
S. 2789 Satellite Television Access Reauthorization (STAR) Act 11/6/2019
S. 2454 Go Pack Go Act of 2019 9/10/2019
H.R. 3994 Modern Television Act of 2019 7/25/2019
H.R. 2426 CASE Act of 2019 5/1/2019
S. 1273 CASE Act of 2019 5/1/2019