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Music Modernization Act

USA115th CongressS-2823| Senate 
| Updated: 9/17/2018
Orrin G. Hatch

Orrin G. Hatch

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (80)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)David Perdue (Republican)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Jerry Moran (Republican)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)James E. Risch (Republican)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Ron Johnson (Republican)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Lamar Alexander (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Joe Donnelly (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Heidi Heitkamp (Democratic)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Michael B. Enzi (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Roy Blunt (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Joe Manchin (Independent)John Thune (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Tim Scott (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Bob Corker (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)John Kennedy (Republican)Bill Nelson (Democratic)Deb Fischer (Republican)Claire McCaskill (Democratic)John Barrasso (Republican)Johnny Isakson (Republican)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Pat Roberts (Republican)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Cory Gardner (Republican)Rob Portman (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Mike Crapo (Republican)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)Richard Burr (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Music Modernization Act This bill makes various changes to copyright law related to sound recordings, including providing protection for sound recordings fixed before February 15, 1972, creating a system for paying royalties to producers and sound engineers, and establishing a statutory blanket license for digital music services. The blanket license allows music services to distribute sound recordings covered by the license without negotiating for the rights for each individual recording, as long as the music service complies with the license's requirements, such as paying the required royalties.

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Timeline
Apr 26, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-5447
Received in the Senate.
May 10, 2018
Introduced in Senate
May 10, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 28, 2018
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Sep 12, 2018
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Sep 12, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 569.
Sep 17, 2018
By Senator Grassley from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 115-339.
  • April 26, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-5447
    Received in the Senate.


  • May 10, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 10, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • June 28, 2018
    Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.


  • September 12, 2018
    Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.


  • September 12, 2018
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 569.


  • September 17, 2018
    By Senator Grassley from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 115-339.

Commerce

Related Bills

  • S 115-2334: A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide clarity with respect to, and to modernize, the licensing system for musical works under section 115 of that title, to ensure fairness in the establishment of certain rates and fees under sections 114 and 115 of that title, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-5447: Music Modernization Act
  • HR 115-3301: To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide Federal protection to the digital audio transmission of a sound recording fixed before February 15, 1972, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-2625: A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide for the payment of performance royalties to certain producers, mixers, and sound engineers of sound recordings, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-881: To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide for direct payment of statutory sound recording performance royalties to record producers, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-1551: Orrin G. Hatch-Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act
  • S 115-2393: A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide Federal protection to the digital audio transmission of a sound recording fixed before February 15, 1972, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-4706: To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide clarity and modernize the licensing system for musical works under section 115 and to ensure fairness in the establishment of certain rates and fees under sections 114 and 115 of such title, and for other purposes.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAppropriationsCongressional agenciesCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDepartment of JusticeDigital mediaExecutive agency funding and structureFederal preemptionGovernment information and archivesIntellectual propertyLibrary of CongressLicensing and registrationsMusicSound recordingState and local government operationsUser charges and fees

Music Modernization Act

USA115th CongressS-2823| Senate 
| Updated: 9/17/2018
Music Modernization Act This bill makes various changes to copyright law related to sound recordings, including providing protection for sound recordings fixed before February 15, 1972, creating a system for paying royalties to producers and sound engineers, and establishing a statutory blanket license for digital music services. The blanket license allows music services to distribute sound recordings covered by the license without negotiating for the rights for each individual recording, as long as the music service complies with the license's requirements, such as paying the required royalties.

Bill Text Versions

View Text
2 versions available

Suggested Questions

Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better

Timeline
Apr 26, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-5447
Received in the Senate.
May 10, 2018
Introduced in Senate
May 10, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 28, 2018
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Sep 12, 2018
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Sep 12, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 569.
Sep 17, 2018
By Senator Grassley from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 115-339.
  • April 26, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-5447
    Received in the Senate.


  • May 10, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 10, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • June 28, 2018
    Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.


  • September 12, 2018
    Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.


  • September 12, 2018
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 569.


  • September 17, 2018
    By Senator Grassley from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 115-339.
Orrin G. Hatch

Orrin G. Hatch

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (80)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)David Perdue (Republican)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Jerry Moran (Republican)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)James E. Risch (Republican)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Ron Johnson (Republican)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Lamar Alexander (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Joe Donnelly (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Heidi Heitkamp (Democratic)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Michael B. Enzi (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Roy Blunt (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Joe Manchin (Independent)John Thune (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Tim Scott (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Bob Corker (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)John Kennedy (Republican)Bill Nelson (Democratic)Deb Fischer (Republican)Claire McCaskill (Democratic)John Barrasso (Republican)Johnny Isakson (Republican)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Pat Roberts (Republican)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Cory Gardner (Republican)Rob Portman (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Mike Crapo (Republican)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)Richard Burr (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Commerce

Related Bills

  • S 115-2334: A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide clarity with respect to, and to modernize, the licensing system for musical works under section 115 of that title, to ensure fairness in the establishment of certain rates and fees under sections 114 and 115 of that title, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-5447: Music Modernization Act
  • HR 115-3301: To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide Federal protection to the digital audio transmission of a sound recording fixed before February 15, 1972, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-2625: A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide for the payment of performance royalties to certain producers, mixers, and sound engineers of sound recordings, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-881: To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide for direct payment of statutory sound recording performance royalties to record producers, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-1551: Orrin G. Hatch-Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act
  • S 115-2393: A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide Federal protection to the digital audio transmission of a sound recording fixed before February 15, 1972, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-4706: To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide clarity and modernize the licensing system for musical works under section 115 and to ensure fairness in the establishment of certain rates and fees under sections 114 and 115 of such title, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAppropriationsCongressional agenciesCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDepartment of JusticeDigital mediaExecutive agency funding and structureFederal preemptionGovernment information and archivesIntellectual propertyLibrary of CongressLicensing and registrationsMusicSound recordingState and local government operationsUser charges and fees