Music Modernization Act of 2017
Latest action · Dec 21, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedDec 21, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Music Modernization Act of 2017
This bill amends the copyright law to create a statutory blanket license for making and distributing nondramatic musical sound recordings, including through digital delivery. The blanket license allows digital music services to distribute sound recordings covered by the license without negotiating for the rights for each individual recording, as long as the music service complies with the license's requirements, such as paying the required royalties.
Cosponsors 70
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 21, 2017 to Apr 24, 2018; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Original | Dec 21, 2017 |
| R-TN | Diane Black | Original | Dec 21, 2017 |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Original | Dec 21, 2017 |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Original | Dec 21, 2017 |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Original | Dec 21, 2017 |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Original | Dec 21, 2017 |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Original | Dec 21, 2017 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Dec 21, 2017 |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | Dec 21, 2017 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Dec 21, 2017 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Dec 21, 2017 |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Jan 8, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Ted S. Yoho | Jan 8, 2018 | |
| R-NY | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | Jan 11, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Jan 11, 2018 | |
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Jan 18, 2018 | |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Jan 18, 2018 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Jan 18, 2018 | |
| R-PA | Tom Marino | Jan 18, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jan 29, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jan 29, 2018 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Jan 29, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Jan 29, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Jan 29, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Jan 29, 2018 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Jan 30, 2018 | |
| R-TX | John Ratcliffe | Jan 30, 2018 | |
| R-AL | Martha Roby | Jan 30, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Feb 2, 2018 | |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Feb 2, 2018 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Feb 2, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Feb 2, 2018 | |
| R-GA | Karen C. Handel | Feb 2, 2018 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Feb 2, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Feb 2, 2018 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Feb 5, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Feb 5, 2018 | |
| R-TN | David Kustoff | Feb 6, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Dennis A. Ross | Feb 6, 2018 | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Feb 6, 2018 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas MacArthur | Feb 6, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Feb 8, 2018 | |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Feb 8, 2018 | |
| R-IN | Todd Rokita | Feb 8, 2018 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Feb 13, 2018 | |
| R-KS | Ron Estes | Feb 13, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Feb 13, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Thomas J. Rooney | Feb 13, 2018 | |
| R-IN | Trey Hollingsworth | Feb 13, 2018 | |
| R-LA | Mike Johnson | Feb 14, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Feb 15, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Feb 23, 2018 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Feb 27, 2018 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Mar 5, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Mar 5, 2018 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Mar 5, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Mar 5, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Mar 5, 2018 | |
| R-CO | Scott R. Tipton | Mar 6, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Mar 7, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Mar 13, 2018 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Mar 15, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Mar 15, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Mar 19, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Mar 20, 2018 | |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | Apr 5, 2018 | |
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Apr 5, 2018 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Apr 12, 2018 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Apr 18, 2018 | |
| R-IN | Susan W. Brooks | Apr 24, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Dec 21, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 21, 2017Introduced in House
- Dec 21, 2017Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Lists H10420H.R. 4706–4733 | — | Dec 21, 2017 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 209, December 21, 2017, page H10420.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 115-50 | MUSIC POLICY ISSUES: A PERSPECTIVE FROM THOSE WHO MAKE IT46 pages | Judiciary Committee | Jan 26, 2018 |
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1551 | Orrin G. Hatch-Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act | Related bill | Oct 11, 2018 |
| S 2334 | Music Modernization Act of 2018 | Identical bill | May 15, 2018 |
| S 2823 | Music Modernization Act | Related bill | Sep 17, 2018 |
| HR 5447 | Music Modernization Act | Related bill | Apr 26, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide clarity and modernize the licensing system for musical works under section 115 and to ensure fairness in the establishment of certain rates and fees under sections 114 and 115 of such title, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Music Modernization Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 21, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
