House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-264
Orrin G. Hatch-Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act
Became law on Oct 11, 2018.
Sponsor: Rep. Tom Rice R-SCWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 15, 2017
- Committee actionJun 15, 2017
- Passed HouseJun 20, 2017 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 18, 2018 · by voice vote
- Resolving differencesSep 25, 2018
- To the PresidentOct 4, 2018
- Became lawOct 11, 2018
Latest action: Oct 11, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-264.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1551.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1551, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for production from advanced nuclear power facilities” on June 21, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on June 15, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 21, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52836
- CBO publication date
- June 21, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1551, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1551
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-183 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on June 20, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 20, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/183
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1551, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1551
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. RICE of South Carolina, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 45, March 15, 2017, Page H2083):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1. The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 15, 2017 ↗
Evidence
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 293 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1551, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1551
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
32 cosponsors — 23 Republicans, 8 Democrats, 1 independent
9 of 32 cosponsors (28%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Earl Carter (R-GA), James Clyburn (D-SC), Doug Collins (R-GA), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), A. Ferguson (R-GA), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Tom Graves (R-GA), Jody Hice (R-GA), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Erik Paulsen (R-MN), James Renacci (R-OH), Martha Roby (R-AL), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Mark Sanford (R-SC), David Schweikert (R-AZ), David Scott (D-GA), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Michael Simpson (R-ID), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Marc Veasey (D-TX) and 2 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tom Rice.
- H.R. 1179 (115th) Discouraging Frivolous Lawsuits Act
- H.R. 3097 (115th) Holding SSA Employees Accountable Act
- H.R. 6291 (115th) Efficient Drug Disposal Act of 2018
- H.R. 2276 (115th) Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2017
- H.R. 3153 (115th) Electronic Signature Standards Act of 2017
- H.R. 6458 (115th) National Organ Transplant Act Amendments of 2018
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.