Although that bill was never voted on in the Senate, a similar Senate bill was passed after his death and named the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act in his memory.
Bu önerge Senato'da hiçbir zaman oylanmadı; ancak, benzer bir önerge, Bono'nun ölümünden sonra Senato'da kabul edildi ve Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act'e onun adı verildi.