VACRA

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3517 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3517 To amend title 17, United States Code, to reform copyright laws relating to visual artists. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 17, 2025 Mrs. Blackburn (for herself and Mr. Welch) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 17, United States Code, to reform copyright laws relating to visual artists. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Visual Artists Copyright Reform Act of 2025'' or ``VACRA''. SEC. 2. DEPOSITS IN CONNECTION WITH COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION. (a) Exemption of Certain Works From Best Edition Deposit Requirement.--Section 407 of title 17, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``subsection (c…