S. 169 · 117th Congress

ARTS Act

Introduced on Feb 2, 2021 by Thom Tillis (R-NC). 3 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Became Public Law 117-201.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 117-201
Introduced
Feb 2, 2021
Cosponsors
3
2 from the other party
Policy area
Commerce
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to require the Register of Copyrights to waive fees for filing an application for registration of a copyright claim in certain circumstances, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Art, artists, authorship
  • Elementary and secondary education
  • Intellectual property
  • Science and engineering education
  • User charges and fees

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Oct 17, 2022). Public domain.

Artistic Recognition for Talented Students Act or the ARTS Act

This act directs the Copyright Office to waive various copyright registration-related fees for works that win certain competitions sponsored by the Congressional Institute or established by Congress. To qualify for the fee waiver, the copyright registration application must be filed within a specified time frame, but the Copyright Office may waive fees for a qualifying work even if the application is filed outside the time frame.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Thom TillisR-NCSponsor

Democrats · 2

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Feb 2, 2021Introduced in Senate
  2. Feb 2, 2021 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  3. Apr 29, 2021 · SenateCommittee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  4. Jun 8, 2021Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin without amendment. Without written report.
  5. Jun 8, 2021 · SenateCommittee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin without amendment. Without written report.
  6. Jun 8, 2021 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 72.
  7. Jul 13, 2021Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4860; text: CR S4860)
  8. Jul 13, 2021 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4860; text: CR S4860)
  9. Jul 14, 2021 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  10. Jul 16, 2021 · HouseReceived in the House.
  11. Jul 16, 2021 · HouseHeld at the desk.
  12. Sep 19, 2022 · HouseMs. Jackson Lee moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  13. Sep 19, 2022 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7926-7927)
  14. Sep 19, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 169.
  15. Sep 19, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
  16. Sep 19, 2022 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7926)
  17. Sep 19, 2022 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Oct 17, 2022Presented to President.
  19. Oct 17, 2022 · HousePresented to President.
  20. Oct 17, 2022Signed by President.
  21. Oct 17, 2022Signed by President.
  22. Oct 17, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-201.
  23. Oct 17, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-201.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.