National Film Preservation Act of 2003
Latest action · Jan 15, 2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 21, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Film Preservation Act of 2003 - Amends the National Film Preservation Act of 1996 to reauthorize appropriations to the Library of Congress for the National Film Preservation Board.
Directs the Librarian of Congress to: (1) coordinate the national film preservation program with other collection, preservation, and accessibility activities; and (2) the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center of the Library of Congress at Culpeper, Virginia, to ensure that preserved films included in the National Film Registry are stored in a proper manner, and disseminated to researchers, scholars, and the public as may be appropriate in accordance with U.S. copyright law and the terms of any agreements between the Librarian and persons who hold copyrights to such audiovisual works.
Directs the Board to review special projects submitted for its approval by the National Film Preservation Foundation.
National Film Preservation Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2003 - Amends specified Federal law to reauthorize appropriations to the Library of Congress for the National Film Preservation Foundation.
Allows the Foundation's board of directors to determine the location of its principal office.
Directs the Foundation to design and support cooperative film preservation and access initiatives, with the approval of the Librarian and the Board.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 21, 2003 to Feb 10, 2004, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Original | Nov 21, 2003 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Feb 4, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | Feb 4, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Feb 10, 2004 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 15, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
- Nov 23, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2429)
- Nov 21, 2003Introduced in House
- Nov 21, 2003Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1923 | National Film Preservation Act of 2003 | Identical bill | Jul 22, 2004 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion.
- Archives
- Arts, Culture, Religion
- Authorization
- Congress
- Congressional agencies
- Congressional reorganization
- Directories
- Economics and Public Finance
- Federal aid to the arts and humanities
- Federal libraries
- Foundations
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Library of Congress
- Motion pictures
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Signs and symbols
- Social Welfare
- Television programs
- Video tape recording
- Virginia
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