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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

Syndicated Television Music Copyright Reform Act of 1987

H.R. 1195Introduced Feb 23, 1987Policy area: Commerce
Sponsor: Rep. Rick Boucher D-VA
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 25, 1987 — Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

78 cosponsors — 43 Republicans, 35 Democrats

41 of 78 cosponsors (53%) are from the other party.

Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Edward Boland (D-MA), Jack Buechner (R-MO), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Thomas Carper (D-DE), William Clinger (R-PA), Larry Craig (R-ID), Philip Crane (R-IL), Robert Davis (R-MI), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Tom DeLay (R-TX), Butler Derrick (D-SC), Wayne Dowdy (D-MS), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Mickey Edwards (R-OK), William Frenzel (R-MN), Newt Gingrich (R-GA), Fred Grandy (R-IA), Steve Gunderson (R-WI), John Hammerschmidt (R-AR), James Hansen (R-UT), Claude Harris (D-AL), J. Hastert (R-IL), Larry Hopkins (R-KY), Carroll Hubbard (D-KY), Jerry Huckaby (D-LA), Earl Hutto (D-FL) and 48 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Rick Boucher.

Sponsor’s state and district

Virginia in Congress · VA-9 district

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Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.