H.R.801 - Fair Copyright in Research Works Act

To amend title 17, United States Code, with respect to works connected to certain funding agreements. view all titles (3)

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  • Official: To amend title 17, United States Code, with respect to works connected to certain funding agreements. as introduced.
  • Popular: Fair Copyright in Research Works Act as introduced.
  • Short: Fair Copyright in Research Works Act as introduced.

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Interests that support this bill:

Top recipients for ALL supporting interest groups

Name Amount Received Vote On Passage
Rep. Tom Price [R, GA-6] $186,691
Rep. Frank Pallone [D, NJ-6] $169,850
Rep. Andy Harris [R, MD-1] $166,550
Rep. John Gingrey [R, GA-11] $142,216
Rep. Steny Hoyer [D, MD-5] $127,900
Rep. Jim Matheson [D, UT-2] $124,499
Rep. Michael Burgess [R, TX-26] $122,450
Rep. Shelley Berkley [D, NV-1] $108,921
Rep. Christopher Murphy [D, CT-5] $108,670
Rep. David Camp [R, MI-4] $97,688
 
Sen. Scott Brown [R, MA] $496,765
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV] $280,660
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY] $246,400
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY] $195,536
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC] $188,650
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] $161,520
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR] $157,000
Sen. Mark Kirk [R, IL] $144,650
Sen. Robert Portman [R, OH] $119,400
Sen. David Vitter [R, LA] $118,950

Specific Organizations Supporting H.R.801

  • American Chemical Society
  • American Business Media
  • American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists
  • American Psychological Association
  • American Physiological Association
  • American Institute of Physics
  • American Institue of Aeronautics and Astronautics
  • American Heart Association
  • American Dairy Science Association
  • American College of Clinical Pharmacology
  • American Association of Immunologists
  • American Association for Dental Research
  • American Association of Cancer Research
  • American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Elsevier
  • John Wiley & Sons
  • Sage Publications

Interests that oppose this bill:

Top recipients for ALL opposing interest groups

Name Amount Received
Rep. George Miller [D, CA-7] $61,200
Rep. Timothy Bishop [D, NY-1] $58,700
Rep. James Himes [D, CT-4] $36,450
Rep. Rush Holt [D, NJ-12] $34,175
Rep. Jerry McNerney [D, CA-11] $32,350
Rep. Eliot Engel [D, NY-17] $31,300
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords [D, AZ-8] $30,592
Rep. Robert Andrews [D, NJ-1] $28,050
Rep. Eric Cantor [R, VA-7] $27,450
Rep. John Sarbanes [D, MD-3] $26,900
 
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] $118,610
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV] $106,625
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY] $99,375
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY] $69,550
Sen. Michael Bennet [D, CO] $68,850
Sen. Scott Brown [R, MA] $62,906
Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D, MD] $58,850
Sen. Mark Kirk [R, IL] $36,600
Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D, CT] $35,950
Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI] $33,150

Specific Organizations Opposing H.R.801

  • DigitalKoans
  • Special Libraries Association
  • Scholarly Publising and Academic Resources Coalition
  • Public Library of Science
  • Public Knowledge
  • Greater Western Library Alliance
  • Association of Research Libraries
  • Association of College and Research Libraries
  • American Society for Cell Biology
  • American Library Association
  • American Association of Law Libraries
  • Association of American Universities
  • National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges
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