Senate bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-39
Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act of 1995
Became law on Nov 1, 1995.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 13, 1995
- Committee actionJun 29, 1995
- Passed SenateAug 8, 1995 · by voice vote
- Passed HouseOct 17, 1995 · without objection
- To the PresidentOct 20, 1995
- Became lawNov 1, 1995
Latest action: Nov 1, 1995 — Became Public Law No: 104-39.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 227.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 104-128 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on August 4, 1995.Source: Congress.gov, reported August 4, 1995 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/SRPT/128
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 227, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/s/227
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 29, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4421660b5fb70706b02fd0ce7d82a34ec0d27b257f21887ec65ed29f75b8126e
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of August 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 227, last updated August 10, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 29, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
5 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 5 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.
Max Baucus (D-MT), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Chester Lott (R-MS), Alan Simpson (R-WY).
More from the sponsor
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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.