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H.R. 704 (117th): ARTS Act

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To amend section 708 of title 17, United States Code, to permit the Register of Copyrights to waive fees for filing an application for registration of a copyright claim in certain circumstances, and for other purposes.

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Sponsor and status

Hakeem Jeffries

Sponsor. Representative for New York's 8th congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Jun 24, 2021
Length: 4 pages
Introduced
Feb 2, 2021
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Status
Enacted Via Other Measures

Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.

This bill was incorporated into:

S. 169: ARTS Act
Enacted — Signed by the President on Oct 17, 2022. (compare text)
Cosponsors

6 Cosponsors (3 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

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Position statements

What legislators are saying

Rep. Spartz Announces 2022 Congressional Art Competition Winner
    — Rep. Victoria Spartz [R-IN5] (Co-sponsor) on May 10, 2022

the daily leader: wednesday, june 23, 2021
    — Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5] on Jun 22, 2021

the daily leader: tuesday, june 22, 2021
    — Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5] on Jun 21, 2021

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What stakeholders are saying

R Street Institute SpendingTracker.org estimates new spending due to H.R. 704 will be negligible.

History

Feb 2, 2021
 
Introduced

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Apr 20, 2021
 
Considered by House Committee on the Judiciary

A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.

Jun 18, 2021
 
Text Published

Updated bill text was published as of Preprint (Suspension).

Jun 23, 2021
 
Passed House (Senate next)

The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. The vote was by special rule so no record of individual votes was made.

H.R. 704 (117th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 704. This is the one from the 117th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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