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.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedAug 4, 1989
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- Passed Senate—
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
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.
- S.Res. 191 (101st) A resolution to recognize the Bicentennial of the American Morgan Horse and to designate the period commencing October 9, 1989 and ending…
- S.Res. 296 (101st) A resolution to express the sense of the Senate the support of Taiwan's membership in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
- S.Con.Res. 78 (101st) A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress relating to the conference committee action on the reform of the Medicare…
- S. 39 (101st) A bill to amend the National Wildlife Refuge Administration Act.
- S. 2699 (101st) A bill to amend title 31 of the United States Code to restrict the use of appropriations amounts available for definite periods.
- S.Con.Res. 18 (101st) A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that Federal laws regarding the taxation of State and local government bonds…
Sponsor’s state and district
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.