HR 861 · in committee · major
American Music Fairness Act of 2025
- economy
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
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would mandatory licensing fees affect the business model and profitability of small independent radio stations versus large broadcasting networks?
- 02
What evidence suggests that additional royalty payments to copyright holders would meaningfully increase compensation for musicians and songwriters?
- 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
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
13/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-31
Joining the bill

Ted Lieu
D-CA-36 · original

Mark E. Green
R-TN-7 · original

Jerrold Nadler
D-NY-12 · original

Tom McClintock
R-CA-5 · original

Jamie Raskin
D-MD-8

Lloyd Doggett
D-TX-37

Julia Brownley
D-CA-26

Judy Chu
D-CA-28

Pramila Jayapal
D-WA-7

Laura Friedman
D-CA-30

Dwight Evans
D-PA-3

Lance Gooden
R-TX-5
+ 1 more
Legislative timeline
2025-01-31 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-31 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-31 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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