HCONRES 12 · in committee · major
Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
- economy
What this bill does
- Congress declares it should not impose new fees or royalties on radio stations for broadcasting sound recordings.
- Local radio stations and businesses that publicly perform sound recordings are affected.
- This is a non-binding concurrent resolution with no direct cost or implementation mechanism.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would eliminating performance royalties for radio broadcasters affect musicians and recording artists who depend on those payments?
- 02
What is the difference between this non-binding resolution and actual legislation that would prevent the U.S. from collecting sound recording royalties?
- 03
Which countries or markets have implemented similar policies, and what were the measurable effects on their music industries?
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Sponsor · R-AR-3
Steve Womack
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
229/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-02-13
Joining the bill
Nikki Budzinski
D-IL-13 · original
Aaron Bean
R-FL-4 · original
Mark E. Amodei
R-NV-2 · original
Troy Balderson
R-OH-12 · original
Cliff Bentz
R-OR-2 · original
Gus M. Bilirakis
R-FL-12 · original
Mark Alford
R-MO-4 · original
Joyce Beatty
D-OH-3 · original
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
D-GA-2 · original
Jack Bergman
R-MI-1 · original
Mike Bost
R-IL-12 · original
Eric Burlison
R-MO-7 · original
+ 217 more
Legislative timeline
2025-02-13 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-02-13 · Committee
Submitted in House
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