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HR 861 · in committee · major

American Music Fairness Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The bill requires nonsubscription terrestrial radio stations to pay licensing fees to play copyrighted music.
  • Radio stations and music copyright holders are affected by this new licensing requirement.
  • The Copyright Royalty Board will set royalty rates, with small stations paying flat fees instead.

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Community Threads

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  1. 01

    How would mandatory licensing fees affect the business model and profitability of small independent radio stations versus large broadcasting networks?

  2. 02

    What evidence suggests that additional royalty payments to copyright holders would meaningfully increase compensation for musicians and songwriters?

  3. 03

    Should terrestrial radio stations pay different rates than streaming services like Spotify, which already compensate music rights holders?

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Sponsor · R-CA-48

Darrell Issa

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Introduced 2025-01-31

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-31 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  2. 2025-01-31 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-01-31 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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