House bill · 108th Congress · Public Law 108-419
Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2004
Became law on Nov 30, 2004.
Sponsor: Rep. Lamar Smith R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 25, 2003
- Committee actionSep 24, 2003
- Passed HouseMar 3, 2004 · 406–0
- Passed SenateOct 6, 2004 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesNov 17, 2004
- To the PresidentNov 20, 2004
- Became lawNov 30, 2004
Latest action: Nov 30, 2004 — Became Public Law No: 108-419.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1417.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1417, Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2003” on October 17, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on September 24, 2003</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 17, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14850
- CBO publication date
- October 17, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1417, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1417
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d30916d42ebfb84704e3c2ba5552adc9621d6b35c6e02823d7bf63756ebf6a4c
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1417, Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2003” on October 17, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on September 24, 2003”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 17, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14850
- CBO publication date
- October 17, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1417, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1417
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d30916d42ebfb84704e3c2ba5552adc9621d6b35c6e02823d7bf63756ebf6a4c
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1417, Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2004” on October 18, 2004. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the Senate on October 14, 2004</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 18, 2004 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16111
- CBO publication date
- October 18, 2004
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1417, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1417
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d30916d42ebfb84704e3c2ba5552adc9621d6b35c6e02823d7bf63756ebf6a4c
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1417, Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2004” on October 18, 2004. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the Senate on October 14, 2004”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 18, 2004 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16111
- CBO publication date
- October 18, 2004
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1417, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1417
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d30916d42ebfb84704e3c2ba5552adc9621d6b35c6e02823d7bf63756ebf6a4c
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 reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 108-408 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 29, 2004 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/HRPT/408
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1417, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1417
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d30916d42ebfb84704e3c2ba5552adc9621d6b35c6e02823d7bf63756ebf6a4c
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.
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1417, 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
2 cosponsors — 2 Democrats
2 of 2 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith.
- H.R. 3632 (108th) Intellectual Property Protection and Courts Amendments Act of 2004
- H.R. 1303 (108th) To amend the E-Government Act of 2002 with respect to rulemaking authority of the Judicial Conference.
- H.R. 2714 (108th) State Justice Institute Reauthorization Act of 2004
- H.R. 4571 (108th) Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2004
- H.R. 2391 (108th) Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2004
- H.R. 4077 (108th) Piracy Deterrence and Education Act of 2004
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.