Legislative Developments


Enacted Legislation – 116th Congress

Bill Number Title Date Enacted

H.R. 133


For the new provision in 18 U.S.C. § 2319C on illicit digital transmission services, see bill excerpt

For the CASE Act, see bill excerpt

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 Dec. 27, 2020

H.R. 748


See Sec. 19011. (a) Amendment.—National Emergency Relief Authority for the Register of Copyrights, pages 769-772 in PDF version

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Mar. 27, 2020

S. 1790


Conference Report


For specific changes to title 17, see Subtitle E, § 544

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 Dec. 20, 2019

H.R. 1865


For specific changes to title 17, see Title XI – Eligibility to Receive Signals Under a Distant-Signal Satellite license (“Satellite Television Community Protection and Promotion Act of 2019”) and Title XIV – Library of Congress Technical Corrections

Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 Dec. 20, 2019

116th Congress

Bill Number Title Date Introduced
S. 5020 A bill to repeal section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 12/15/2020
S. 4632 Online Content Policy Modernization Act 09/21/2020
H.R. 7956 Critical Medical Infrastructure Right-to-Repair Act of 2020 08/07/2020
S. 4473 Critical Medical Infrastructure Right-to-Repair Act of 2020 08/06/2020
H.R. 5219 Ask Musicians for Music Act of 2019 11/21/2019
S. 2932 Ask Musicians for Music Act of 2019 11/21/2019
H.R. 5140 Satellite Television Community Protection and Promotion Act of 2019 11/18/2019
H.R. 4997 Artistic Recognition for Talented Students Act 11/8/2019
S. 2829 WEST Access Act 11/7/2019
S. 2824 ARTS (Artistic Recognition for Talented Students) Act 11/7/2019
S. 2789 Satellite Television Access Reauthorization (STAR) Act 11/6/2019
S. 2454 Go Pack Go Act of 2019 9/10/2019
H.R. 3994 Modern Television Act of 2019 7/25/2019
H.R. 2426 CASE Act of 2019 5/1/2019
S. 1273 CASE Act of 2019 5/1/2019