WASHINGTON, DC -- A bipartisan group of nine Members of the House of Representatives have signed onto a resolution that opposes "any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge" on local broadcast radio stations. The Local Radio Freedom Act is now currently co-sponsored by 133 Members of the House and 10 Senators.
Adding their support to the Local Radio Freedom Act are Reps. Sanford Bishop (GA-2), Jeff Fortenberry (NE-1), Trey Gowdy (SC-4), Tom Graves (GA-14), Joe Heck (NV-3), Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-1), Marc Veasey (TX-33), Ed Whitfield (KY-1) and Frederica Wilson (FL-24).
Reps. Michael Conaway (R-TX) and Gene Green (D-TX) introduced the Local Radio Freedom Act (H. Con. Res. 16) in the House of Representatives on February 15 along with 71 additional co-sponsors. An identical resolution (S. Con. Res. 6) was introduced in the Senate on March 6 by Sens. John Barrasso (R-WY) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND).
"Congress should not impose any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge relating to the public performance of sound recordings on a local radio station for broadcasting sound recordings over-the-air, or on any business for such public performance of sound recordings," reads the Local Radio Freedom Act.
The 133 House cosponsors of the Local Radio Freedom Act include (new co-sponsors in bold):
Rodney Alexander (LA-5) |
Alcee Hastings (FL-23) Doc Hastings (WA-4) Joe Heck (NV-3) Ruben Hinojosa (TX-15) Richard Hudson (NC-8) Tim Huelskamp (KS-1) Randy Hultgren (IL-14) Bill Johnson (OH-6) Jim Jordan (OH-11) David Joyce (OH-14) Ron Kind (WI-3) Peter King (NY-2) Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) John Kline (MN-2) Doug Lamborn (CO-5) Leonard Lance (NJ-7) Tom Latham (IA-3) Robert Latta (OH-5) Frank LoBiondo (NJ-2) Dave Loebsack (IA-2) Billy Long (MO-7) Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-1) Cynthia Lummis (WY-AL) Kenny Marchant (TX-24) Thomas Massie (KY-4) Jim Matheson (UT-4) Carolyn McCarthy (NY-4) Patrick McHenry (NC-10) Mark Meadows (NC-11) Patrick Meehan (PA-7) Gregory Meeks (NY-5) Michael Michaud (ME-2) Jeff Miller (FL-1) Markwayne Mullin (OK-2) Mick Mulvaney (SC-5) Randy Neugebauer (TX-19) Kristi Noem (SD-AL) Devin Nunes (CA-22) Alan Nunnelee (MS-1) Pete Olson (TX-22) Bill Owens (NY-21) Steven Palazzo (MS-4) Steve Pearce (NM-2) |
Tom Petri (WI-6) Joe Pitts (PA-16) Ted Poe (TX-2) Mike Pompeo (KS-4) Bill Posey (FL-8) Charles Rangel (NY-13) Tom Reed (NY-23) Reid Ribble (WI-8) Scott Rigell (VA-2) Harold Rogers (KY-5) Mike Rogers (AL-3) Mike Rogers (MI-8) Todd Rokita (IN-4) Peter Roskam (IL-6) Edward Royce (CA-39) Jon Runyan (NJ-3) Paul Ryan (WI-1) Tim Ryan (OH-13) John Sarbanes (MD-3) Aaron Schock (IL-18) Allyson Schwartz (PA-13) David Schweikert (AZ-6) Pete Sessions (TX-32) John Shimkus (IL-15) Mike Simpson (ID-2) Adrian Smith (NE-3) Christopher Smith (NJ-4) Steve Stivers (OH-15) Lee Terry (NE-2) Glenn Thompson (PA-5) Pat Tiberi (OH-12) Mike Turner (OH-10) Marc Veasey (TX-33) Peter Visclosky (IN-1) Ann Wagner (MO-2) Tim Walberg (MI-7) Greg Walden (OR-2) Lynn Westmoreland (GA-3) Ed Whitfield (KY-1) Frederica Wilson (FL-24) Joe Wilson (SC-2) Rob Wittman (VA-1) Steve Womack (AR-3) Don Young (AK-AL) |
The Local Radio Freedom Act's 10 Senate cosponsors are:
John
Barrasso (R-WY) |
Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) James Inhofe (R-OK) Tim Johnson (D-SD) Pat Roberts (R-KS) Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) |
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