# 119-hr-10843: VACRA

119-hr-10843, VACRA, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-28).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10843
- Congress: 119
- Title: VACRA
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-10-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-28

## Summary

**Modernizes copyright registration for visual works.** This bill would reduce deposit burdens and update how photographs and pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works are registered by adding group, deferred, and subscription options and by enabling certified third-party photo registries. - Creators and small businesses would get lower and targeted fees, group registration for up to 3,000 works by a single author, and optional subscription plans that can cover filing fees. - Photographers and registry operators would face a new certification framework for third-party photo registries, with rules on data security, maintenance, searchability, portability, and interoperability with the Copyright Office. - The Copyright Office would require electronic deposits for certain visual works and allow deferred registration that gives an effective date on submission with later examination. The bill caps a deferred fee at no more than half the standard fee and sets 180-day rulemaking deadlines for some new processes.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Lower fees and new registration options: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would create cheaper and easier registration options for visual creators. The Register would set reduced fees for individual authors and small businesses. The Register would have 180 days to write rules for yearly or periodic subscriptions that remove separate filing fees durin…
- Certified photo registries and interface: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would let the Register certify third-party photograph registries that meet data, security, and portability rules. Depositing a photo in a certified registry would satisfy the Copyright Office deposit requirement. The bill would also require the Copyright Office to build a publi…
- New deposit rules and retention duties: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would change deposit rules for pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works. You would have to submit one complete electronic copy when registering those works. At the same time, those works would be exempt from the Best Edition deposit rule. The Library of Congress would also have…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-10843 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10843)

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- [119-hr-6875: AI OVERWATCH Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6875)
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- [119-hr-8283: Deterring American AI Model Theft Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8283)
- [119-hr-4312: SCORE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4312)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10843 (as of 2026-10-28).