US-SB23-2015
U.S. Congress · SB 23 · 2015
Copyright and Marriage Equality Act
Pro-LGBTQ+Failed
- Bill key
- US-SB23-2015
- State
- U.S. Congress
- Session
- 2015
- Introduced
- Last recorded status
- introduced
- Citation (Bluebook)
- S. 23, 114th Cong. (2015), https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/23/all-info.
- Short citation
- S. 23.
- Topics
- Tags
Summary
Copyright and Marriage Equality Act Amends federal copyright law to revise the definition of "widow" or "widower" for purposes of provisions concerning the transfer of a copyright…
Sponsors
| Name | Party | Office | District | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Leahy | Democratic | Senator | SD-VT | Primary sponsor |
| Edward Markey | Democratic | Senator | SD-MA | Co-sponsor |
| Christopher Coons | Democratic | Senator | SD-DE | Co-sponsor |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | Senator | SD-RI | Co-sponsor |
| Al Franken | Democratic | Senator | SD-MN | Co-sponsor |
| Barbara Boxer | Democratic | Senator | SD-CA | Co-sponsor |
| Richard Durbin | Democratic | Senator | SD-IL | Co-sponsor |
| Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | Senator | SD-WI | Co-sponsor |
| Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | Senator | SD-NH | Co-sponsor |
Bill text
- As introduced (2,069 characters) · Open the printed bill (PDF)
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