S. 990 - Breaking Down Barriers to Innovation Act of 2015
Commerce. 114th Congress (2015-2016) View bill details
- Sponsor:
- Ron Wyden
- Summary:
- A bill to improve the process by which the Librarian of Congress considers requests for exemptions to section 1201(a)(1)(A) of title 17, United States Code, and to ease restrictions on the use of certain statutory exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has been referred to committee.
There have been no votes on this bill.
Breaking Down Barriers to Innovation Act of 2015
S. 990 — 114th Congress (2015–2016)
- Summary
- A bill to improve the process by which the Librarian of Congress considers requests for exemptions to section 1201(a)(1)(A) of title 17, United States Code, and to ease restrictions on the use of certain statutory exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. (by CRS)
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- Title
- A bill to improve the process by which the Librarian of Congress considers requests for exemptions to section 1201(a)(1)(A) of title 17, United States Code, and to ease restrictions on the use of certain statutory exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
- Other Titles
- Breaking Down Barriers to Innovation Act of 2015
- Breaking Down Barriers to Innovation Act of 2015
- Sponsor
- Ron Wyden
- Co-Sponsors
- Subjects
- Commerce
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Disability and paralysis
- Government studies and investigations
- Intellectual property
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 4/16/2015 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 4/16/2015 4/16/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 4/16/2015 Introduced in Senate Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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Total contributions given to Senators from Consumer groups, which…
supported this bill
| Consumer groups | $750 |
| $750 |
Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 114th U.S. Congress, from Consumer groups interest groups, November 29, 2010 – November 28, 2016.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions by Legislator
Name | Party | State | $ From Interest Groups That Supported | $ From Interest Groups That Opposed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Lamar Alexander | R | TN | $0 | $0 |
| Kelly Ayotte | R | NH | $0 | $0 |
| Tammy Baldwin | D | WI | $0 | $0 |
| John Barrasso | R | WY | $0 | $0 |
| Michael F. Bennet | D | CO | $0 | $0 |
| Richard Blumenthal | D | CT | $0 | $0 |
| Roy Blunt | R | MO | $0 | $0 |
| Cory A. Booker | D | NJ | $0 | $0 |
| John Boozman | R | AR | $0 | $0 |
| Barbara Boxer | D | CA | $0 | $0 |
| Sherrod Brown | D | OH | $0 | $0 |
| Richard Burr | R | NC | $0 | $0 |
| Maria Cantwell | D | WA | $0 | $0 |
| Shelley Moore Capito | R | WV | $0 | $0 |
| Ben Cardin | D | MD | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Carper | D | DE | $0 | $0 |
| Bob Casey | D | PA | $500 | $0 |
| Bill Cassidy | R | LA | $0 | $0 |
| Daniel Coats | R | IN | $0 | $0 |
| William Thad Cochran | R | MS | $0 | $0 |
| Susan M. Collins | R | ME | $0 | $0 |
| Christopher A. Coons | D | DE | $0 | $0 |
| Bob Corker | R | TN | $0 | $0 |
| John Cornyn | R | TX | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Cotton | R | AR | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Crapo | R | ID | $0 | $0 |
| Ted Cruz | R | TX | $0 | $0 |
| Steve Daines | R | MT | $0 | $0 |
| Joe Donnelly | D | IN | $0 | $0 |
| Dick Durbin | D | IL | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Enzi | R | WY | $0 | $0 |
| Joni Ernst | R | IA | $0 | $0 |
| Dianne Feinstein | D | CA | $0 | $0 |
| Deb Fischer | R | NE | $0 | $0 |
| Jeff Flake | R | AZ | $0 | $0 |
| Al Franken | D | MN | $0 | $0 |
| Cory Gardner | R | CO | $0 | $0 |
| Kirsten E. Gillibrand | D | NY | $0 | $0 |
| Lindsey Graham | R | SC | $0 | $0 |
| Chuck Grassley | R | IA | $0 | $0 |
| Orrin G. Hatch | R | UT | $0 | $0 |
| Martin Heinrich | D | NM | $0 | $0 |
| Heidi Heitkamp | D | ND | $0 | $0 |
| Dean Heller | R | NV | $0 | $0 |
| Mazie K. Hirono | D | HI | $0 | $0 |
| John Hoeven | R | ND | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Inhofe | R | OK | $0 | $0 |
| Johnny Isakson | R | GA | $0 | $0 |
| Ron Johnson | R | WI | $0 | $0 |
| Tim Kaine | D | VA | $0 | $0 |
| Angus S. King, Jr. | I | ME | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Kirk | R | IL | $0 | $0 |
| Amy Klobuchar | D | MN | $0 | $0 |
| James Lankford | R | OK | $0 | $0 |
| Patrick J. Leahy | D | VT | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Lee | R | UT | $0 | $0 |
| Joe Manchin, III | D | WV | $0 | $0 |
| Ed Markey | D | MA | $0 | $0 |
| John McCain | R | AZ | $0 | $0 |
| Claire McCaskill | D | MO | $0 | $0 |
| Addison "Mitch" McConnell | R | KY | $0 | $0 |
| Bob Menéndez | D | NJ | $0 | $0 |
| Jeff Merkley | D | OR | $0 | $0 |
| Barbara A. Mikulski | D | MD | $0 | $0 |
| Jerry Moran | R | KS | $0 | $0 |
| Lisa Murkowski | R | AK | $0 | $0 |
| Chris Murphy | D | CT | $0 | $0 |
| Patty Murray | D | WA | $0 | $0 |
| Clarence "Bill" Nelson | D | FL | $0 | $0 |
| Rand Paul | R | KY | $0 | $0 |
| David Perdue | R | GA | $0 | $0 |
| Gary C. Peters | D | MI | $0 | $0 |
| Rob Portman | R | OH | $0 | $0 |
| John "Jack" Reed | D | RI | $0 | $0 |
| Harry Reid | D | NV | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Risch | R | ID | $0 | $0 |
| Charles "Pat" Roberts | R | KS | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Rounds | R | SD | $0 | $0 |
| Marco Rubio | R | FL | $0 | $0 |
| Bernie Sanders | I | VT | $0 | $0 |
| Ben Sasse | R | NE | $0 | $0 |
| Brian Schatz | D | HI | $0 | $0 |
| Chuck Schumer | D | NY | $0 | $0 |
| Tim Scott | R | SC | $0 | $0 |
| Jeff Sessions | R | AL | $0 | $0 |
| Jeanne Shaheen | D | NH | $0 | $0 |
| Richard C. Shelby | R | AL | $0 | $0 |
| Debbie Stabenow | D | MI | $250 | $0 |
| Dan Sullivan | R | AK | $0 | $0 |
| Jon Tester | D | MT | $0 | $0 |
| John Thune | R | SD | $0 | $0 |
| Thom Tillis | R | NC | $0 | $0 |
| Patrick J. Toomey | R | PA | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Udall | D | NM | $0 | $0 |
| David Vitter | R | LA | $0 | $0 |
| Mark R. Warner | D | VA | $0 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Warren | D | MA | $0 | $0 |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | D | RI | $0 | $0 |
| Roger F. Wicker | R | MS | $0 | $0 |
| Ron Wyden | D | OR | $0 | $0 |
