About the bill
The Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA; Pub.L. 103–465, 108 Stat. 4809, enacted December 8, 1994) is an Act of Congress in the United States that implemented in U.S. law the Marrakesh Agreement of 1994. The Marrakesh Agreement was part of the Uruguay Round of negotiations which transformed the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) into the World Trade Organization (WTO). One of its effects is to give United States copyright protection to some works that had previously been in the public domain in the United States.
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Sponsor and status
Richard “Dick” Gephardt
Sponsor. Representative for Missouri's 3rd congressional district. Democrat.
103rd Congress (1993–1994)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 8, 1994
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on December 8, 1994.
6 Cosponsors (5 Democrats, 1 Republican)
History
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Sep 27, 1994
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Introduced
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Sep 28, 1994
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Ordered Reported
A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee.
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Oct 3, 1994
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Committee Discharged. |
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Oct 5, 1994
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 564 (103rd). |
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Nov 29, 1994
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. |
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Dec 1, 1994
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Passed Senate
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. |
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Dec 8, 1994
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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H.R. 5110 (103rd) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 5110. This is the one from the 103rd Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 103rd Congress, which met from Jan 5, 1993 to Dec 1, 1994. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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