Legislative Developments


Enacted Legislation – 115th Congress

Bill Number Title Date Enacted
H.R. 1551

Report No. 115-339, by the Senate Judiciary Committee, Music Modernization Act (S. 2823) (September 17, 2018)

Report No. 115-651, by the House Judiciary Committee, Music Modernization Act (H.R. 5447) (April 25, 2018)

Report and Section by Section Analysis of H.R. 1551 by the Chairmen and Ranking Members of Senate and House Judiciary Committees

U.S. Copyright Office summary of the Music Modernization Act

Amendments to the Copyright Act as a result of the Orrin G. Hatch–Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act
Orrin G. Hatch–Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act 10/11/2018
S. 2559

Report No. 115-261 by the Senate Judiciary Committee (June 4, 2018)

Errata to Report No. 115-261 (June 4, 2018)

Treaty Doc 114-6, Message from the President of the United States transmitting the Marrakesh Treaty to the Senate (February 10, 2016)

Frequently Asked Questions about the Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act prepared by the U.S. Copyright Office

Amendments to the Copyright Act as a result of the Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act
Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act 10/10/2018

115th Congress

Bill Number Title Date Introduced
S.3488 American Royalties Too Act of 2018 9/25/2018
H.R.6868 American Royalties Too Act of 2018 9/25/2018
H.R.6816 Family Movie Act Clarification Act of 2018 9/13/2018
H.R.6465 Next Generation Television Marketplace Act 7/23/2018
S.3232 Go Pack Go Act of 2018 7/18/2018
S.2933 ACCESS to Recordings Act 5/23/2018
S.2823 Music Modernization Act 5/10/2018
H.R.5447 Music Modernization Act 4/10/2018
S.2625 Allocation for Music Producers Act 3/22/2018
S.2559 Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act 3/15/2018
S.2393 CLASSICS Act 2/7/2018
S.2334 Music Modernization Act of 2018 1/24/2018
H.R.4706 Music Modernization Act of 2017 12/21/2017
H.R.3945 CASE Act of 2017 10/4/2017
H.R.3350 Transparency in Music Licensing and Ownership Act 7/20/2017
H.R.3301 CLASSICS Act 7/19/2017
S.1010 Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017 5/2/2017
H.R.1914 PROMOTE Act of 2017 4/5/2017
H.R.1836 Fair Play Fair Pay Act of 2017 3/30/2017
H.R.1695 Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017 3/23/2017
H.R.1551 Orrin G. Hatch-Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act 3/15/2017
H.R.905 You Own Devices Act 2/07/2017
H.R.881 Allocation for Music Producers Act 2/06/2017
H.R.890 Copyright Office for the Digital Economy Act 2/06/2017
S.174 Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act 1/17/2017
H.R.192 Direct Broadcast Satellite Expansion Act of 2017 1/03/2017