SCONRES 8 · in committee · major
A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
- economy
What this bill does
- Congress should not impose new fees, taxes, or royalties on local radio stations for playing sound recordings.
- Radio broadcasters and businesses that play radio content are affected by this resolution.
- This is a non-binding concurrent resolution expressing Congressional intent with no immediate cost or implementation.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
What evidence exists that local radio stations would face serious financial hardship if Congress imposed performance royalties on sound recordings?
- 02
How would a performance royalty on radio broadcasts affect the business models of small versus large radio stations differently?
- 03
What are the competing interests between radio broadcasters, recording artists, and music copyright holders in this debate?
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Sponsor · R-WY
John Barrasso
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
25/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-03-03
Joining the bill
Angus S. King Jr.
I-ME · original
Mike Crapo
R-ID · original
James C. Justice
R-WV · original
Shelley Moore Capito
R-WV · original
Kevin Cramer
R-ND · original
Steve Daines
R-MT · original
Susan M. Collins
R-ME · original
Deb Fischer
R-NE · original
Martin Heinrich
D-NM · original
John Hoeven
R-ND · original
Margaret Wood Hassan
D-NH · original
Cynthia M. Lummis
R-WY · original
+ 13 more
Legislative timeline
2025-03-03 · senate · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S1463)
2025-03-03 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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