House bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-285
To reauthorize the National Film Preservation Board, and for other purposes.
Became law on Oct 11, 1996.
Sponsor: Rep. Carlos Moorhead R-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 25, 1995
- Committee actionMar 12, 1996
- Passed HouseJul 29, 1996 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 28, 1996 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentOct 2, 1996
- Became lawOct 11, 1996
Latest action: Oct 11, 1996 — Became Public Law No: 104-285.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1734.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 104-558 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on May 6, 1996.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 6, 1996 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/558
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1734, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/1734
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 29, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 3 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Sonny Bono (R-CA), Howard Coble (R-NC), John Conyers (D-MI).
More from the sponsor
Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Carlos Moorhead.
- H.R. 1295 (104th) Federal Trademark Dilution Act of 1995
- H.R. 587 (104th) To amend title 35, United States Code, with respect to patents on biotechnological processes.
- H.R. 1506 (104th) Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act of 1995
- H.R. 988 (104th) Attorney Accountability Act of 1995
- H.R. 3968 (104th) Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1996
- H.R. 1861 (104th) Copyright Clarifications Act of 1996
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.