Senate bill · 107th Congress · Did not become law
Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization Act of 2001
Sponsor: Sen. Orrin Hatch R-UTWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 7, 2001
- Committee actionMay 17, 2001
- Passed SenateJun 7, 2001 · by unanimous consent
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 3, 2002 — For Further Action See H.R.2215.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 487.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 487, Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization Act of 2001” on May 29, 2001. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on May 17, 2001</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 29, 2001 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13087
- CBO publication date
- May 29, 2001
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 487, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/487
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2f990c4af250c02da99e300949b5c107421ce10c1ebebb7662f5749ae0a646f5
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 487, Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization Act of 2001” on May 29, 2001. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on May 17, 2001”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 29, 2001 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13087
- CBO publication date
- May 29, 2001
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 487, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/487
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2f990c4af250c02da99e300949b5c107421ce10c1ebebb7662f5749ae0a646f5
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 487, Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization Act of 2001” on July 24, 2002. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 17, 2002</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 24, 2002 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13872
- CBO publication date
- July 24, 2002
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 487, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/487
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2f990c4af250c02da99e300949b5c107421ce10c1ebebb7662f5749ae0a646f5
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 487, Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization Act of 2001” on July 24, 2002. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 17, 2002”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 24, 2002 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13872
- CBO publication date
- July 24, 2002
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 487, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/487
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2f990c4af250c02da99e300949b5c107421ce10c1ebebb7662f5749ae0a646f5
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 107-687 ↗; S. Rept. 107-31 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 25, 2002 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/107/HRPT/687
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/107/SRPT/31 - Congress.gov bill record
- S. 487, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/487
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2f990c4af250c02da99e300949b5c107421ce10c1ebebb7662f5749ae0a646f5
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Congress.gov noteFor further action, see H.R. 2215, which became Public Law 107-273 on
11/2/2002.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 10, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 487, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/487
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2f990c4af250c02da99e300949b5c107421ce10c1ebebb7662f5749ae0a646f5
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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
4 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 3 Democrats
3 of 4 cosponsors (75%) are from the other party.
Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Patrick Leahy (D-VT).
More from the sponsor
Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Orrin Hatch.
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- S. 2520 (107th) Prosecutorial Remedies and Tools Against the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2002 (PROTECT Act)
- S.Res. 249 (107th) A resolution designating April 30, 2002, as "Dia de los Ninos: Celebrating Young Americans", and for other purposes.
- S.Con.Res. 92 (107th) A concurrent resolution recognizing Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's success in promoting democracy and its continuing contribution to…
- S.Res. 146 (107th) A resolution designating August 4, 2001, as "Louis Armstrong Day".
- S. 320 (107th) Intellectual Property and High Technology Technical Amendments Act of 2001
Sponsor’s state and district
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.