United States 115th Congress Status: Passed House 1 R cosponsors

HR 1695 — Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017

Last action — Committee on Rules and Administration. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-613.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 115th Congress. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Plain-language change summary

The updated version of the bill includes a notation indicating that it has been referred to the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. Additionally, the phrase "Engrossed in House" has been removed. This change reflects the bill's progress in the legislative process, moving from the House to the Senate for further consideration.

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1695 Engrossed in House (EH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H.
1695 Referred in Senate (RFS)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H.
1695 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide additional responsibilities for the Register of Copyrights, and for other purposes.
1695 _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 27, 2017 Received;
read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide additional responsibilities for the Register of Copyrights, and for other purposes.
Clerk.
KAREN L.
115th CONGRESS 1st Session H.
HAAS, Clerk.
R.
1695 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide additional responsibilities for the Register of Copyrights, and for other purposes.
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Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

  4. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  5. Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 1.

  6. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 115-91.

  7. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 115-91.

  8. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 51.

  9. Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 275 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1695 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed. The resolution makes in order an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115-13.

  10. Rule H. Res. 275 passed House.

  11. Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 275. (consideration: CR H2868-2877; text of measure as reported in House: CR H2874)

  12. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1695 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed. The resolution makes in order an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115-13.

  13. The Speaker designated the Honorable Michael K. Simpson to act as Chairman of the Committee.

  14. House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 275 and Rule XVIII.

  15. GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1695.

  16. DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 275, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Deutch amendment No. 1.

  17. POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Deutch amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Goodlatte demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

  18. DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 275, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Chu amendment No. 2.

  19. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.

  20. The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1695.

  21. The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

  22. Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 378 - 48 (Roll no. 227).

  23. On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 378 - 48 (Roll no. 227).

  24. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  25. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

  26. Committee on Rules and Administration. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-613.

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on

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Not signed on (546)

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HR 1695?
HR 1695 is sponsored by Goodlatte, Bob (Republican).
What is the current status of HR 1695?
This bill died with 115th Congress. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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