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Press ReleaseBipartisan2026-05-12

Welch Highlights Bills to Support Farmers, Protect Creators in Hearing with Director of the U.S. Copyright Office

Peter Welch
Peter Welch
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This press release from Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) was published on 2026-05-12 and titled "Welch Highlights Bills to Support Farmers, Protect Creators in Hearing with Director of the U.S. Copyright Office".

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Welch Highlights Bills to Support Farmers, Protect Creators in Hearing with Director of the U.S. Copyright Office

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, questioned Shira Perlmutter, Register of Copyrights and Director of the U.S. Copyright Office, in an oversight hearing for the U.S. Copyright Office. Senator Welch questioned Director Perlmutter on two bills he has championed, the Freedom for Agricultural Repair and Maintenance (FARM) Act, and his bipartisan TRAIN Act, which would help [ ]
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