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House bill · 106th Congress · Public Law 106-474

National Recording Preservation Act of 2000

H.R. 4846Introduced Jul 13, 2000Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion

Became law on Nov 9, 2000.

Sponsor: Rep. William Thomas R-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Nov 9, 2000 — Became Public Law No: 106-474.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4846.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4846, last updated April 7, 2025. 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

14 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 7 Democrats

7 of 14 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

John Boehner (R-OH), David Bonior (D-MI), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Jim Davis (D-FL), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Thomas Ewing (R-IL), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), William Jenkins (R-TN), Karen McCarthy (D-MO), Bob Ney (R-OH), Jose Serrano (D-NY), John Tanner (D-TN), Zach Wamp (R-TN).

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. William Thomas.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-21 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.