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Senate bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to permit the unlicensed viewing of videos under certain conditions.

S. 1557Introduced Aug 4, 1989Policy area: Commerce
Sponsor: Sen. William Roth R-DE
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Where it went

Latest action: Aug 31, 1989 — Referred to Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks.

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

15 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 3 Democrats, 2 independents

4 of 15 cosponsors (27%) are from the other party.

Quentin Burdick (D-ND), Daniel Coats (R-IN), Thomas Gorton (R-WA), Mark Hatfield (R-OR), James Jeffords (I-VT), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Richard Lugar (R-IN), John McCain (R-AZ), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Frank Murkowski (R-AK), Larry Pressler (R-SD), Terry Sanford (D-NC), Theodore Stevens (R-AK), James Thurmond (R-SC), Timothy Wirth (D-CO).

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Sen. William Roth.

Sponsor’s state and district

Delaware in Congress

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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.