House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-80
To make technical amendments to certain provisions of title 17, United States Code.
Became law on Nov 13, 1997.
Sponsor: Rep. Howard Coble R-NCWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 11, 1997
- Committee actionMar 12, 1997
- Passed HouseMar 18, 1997 · 424–2
- Passed SenateOct 30, 1997 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesNov 4, 1997
- To the PresidentNov 5, 1997
- Became lawNov 13, 1997
Latest action: Nov 13, 1997 — Became Public Law No: 105-80.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 672.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 672, An act to make technical amendments to certain provisions of Title 17, United States Code” on November 12, 1997. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on November 4, 1997”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 12, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10554
- CBO publication date
- November 12, 1997
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 672, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/672
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
41c5256ad3ddf07f4fa2c64df0c74683ca2a68ee61bf3170a8606c3719f5b97e
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 105-25 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on March 17, 1997.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 17, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/25
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 672, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/672
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
41c5256ad3ddf07f4fa2c64df0c74683ca2a68ee61bf3170a8606c3719f5b97e
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 672, last updated August 10, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Howard Coble.
- H.R. 2281 (105th) Digital Millennium Copyright Act
- H.R. 3528 (105th) Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 1998
- H.R. 3723 (105th) United States Patent and Trademark Office Reauthorization Act, Fiscal Year 1999
- H.R. 4164 (105th) To amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the enforcement of child custody and visitation orders.
- H.R. 400 (105th) Omnibus Patent Act of 1997
- H.R. 2589 (105th) Copyright Term Extension Act
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.