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H.R. 801:
Fair Copyright in Research Works Act
111th Congress

This is a bill in the U.S. Congress originating in the House of Representatives ("H.R."). A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate and then be signed by the President before it becomes law.

Bill numbers restart from 1 every two years. Each two-year cycle is called a session of Congress. This bill was created in the 111th Congress, in 2009-2010.

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2009-2010

To amend title 17, United States Code, with respect to works connected to certain funding agreements.

Overview

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Text:
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Status:
Occurred: IntroducedFeb 3, 2009
Occurred: Referred to CommitteeView Committee Assignments
Not Yet Occurred: Reported by Committee...
Not Yet Occurred: House Vote...
Not Yet Occurred: Senate Vote...
Not Yet Occurred: Signed by President...
This bill is in the first step in the legislative process. Introduced bills and resolutions first go to committees that deliberate, investigate, and revise them before they go to general debate. The majority of bills and resolutions never make it out of committee. [Last Updated: Jan 5, 2010 8:48PM]
Last Action:
Mar 16, 2009: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.
Related:
See the Related Legislation page for other bills related to this one and a list of subject terms that have been applied to this bill. Sometimes the text of one bill or resolution is incorporated into another, and in those cases the original bill or resolution, as it would appear here, would seem to be abandoned.
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Mar 17, 2009 9:06 PM - Tthe 2009 Consolidated Appropriations Act includes a provision making the National Institutes? of Health (NIH) Public Access Policy permanent. Does this render H.R. 801 obsolete? - Read Answers

Sources of Influence

MAPLight.org reports that the following organizations have taken a stance on this bill:

SupportOppose
Sage Publications
John Wiley & Sons
Elsevier
American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists
American Psychological Association
American Physiological Association
American Institute of Physics
American Institue of Aeronautics and Astronautics
American Heart Association
American Dairy Science Association
American College of Clinical Pharmacology
American Association of Immunologists
American Association for Dental Research
American Association of Cancer Research
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Business Media
American Chemical Society
DigitalKoans
Special Libraries Association
Scholarly Publising and Academic Resources Coalition
Public Library of Science
Public Knowledge
Greater Western Library Alliance
Association of Research Libraries
Association of College and Research Libraries
American Society for Cell Biology
American Library Association
American Association of Law Libraries
Association of American Universities
National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges

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