HRES 550 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Honoring the achievements of Berry Gordy, Jr. and the musical history he created through Motown Records.

Introduced Dec 3, 2015 Originated House Sponsor John Conyers, Jr. D-MI

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Latest action · Jan 15, 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

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  1. IntroducedDec 3, 2015
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

Recognizes the achievements of Berry Gordy, Jr., who established the Motown record label, in creating the lasting musical sound of Motown.

Recommits the House of Representatives to ensuring that musical artists such as Berry Gordy, Jr., receive fair protection under the copyright laws of the United States.

Cosponsors 23

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 3, 2015 to Dec 17, 2015; 22 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-VABob GoodlatteOriginalDec 3, 2015
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceOriginalDec 3, 2015
R-MICandice S. MillerOriginalDec 3, 2015
D-LACedric L. RichmondOriginalDec 3, 2015
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalDec 3, 2015
R-MIDan BenishekOriginalDec 3, 2015
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeOriginalDec 3, 2015
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalDec 3, 2015
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalDec 3, 2015
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalDec 3, 2015
R-MIFred UptonOriginalDec 3, 2015
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalDec 3, 2015
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesOriginalDec 3, 2015
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalDec 3, 2015
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalDec 3, 2015
R-TNMarsha BlackburnOriginalDec 3, 2015
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalDec 3, 2015
R-OHSteve ChabotOriginalDec 3, 2015
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalDec 3, 2015
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOriginalDec 3, 2015
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchOriginalDec 3, 2015
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalDec 3, 2015
D-NYGregory W. MeeksDec 17, 2015

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Dec 3, 2015
Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee
Referred Jan 15, 2016

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 15, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
  2. Dec 3, 2015Introduced in House
  3. Dec 3, 2015Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1708)
  4. Dec 3, 2015Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1708John Conyers, Jr. D-MIDec 3, 2015

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
Honoring the achievements of Berry Gordy, Jr. and the musical history he created through Motown Records.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Dec 3, 2015Introduced in House

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