WASHINGTON, DC -- A bipartisan coalition of five Members of the House of Representatives have signed on as co-sponsors of 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 193 Members of the House and 12 Senators.
The members of the bipartisan group adding their support to the Local Radio Freedom Act are Reps. Susan Brooks (IN-5), Andy Harris (MD-1), Steven Horsford (NV-4), Walter Jones (NC-3) and Steve Scalise (LA-1).
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 193 House cosponsors of the Local Radio Freedom Act include (new cosponsors in bold):
| Rodney Alexander (LA-5) Robert Andrews (NJ-1) Spencer Bachus (AL-6) Ron Barber (AZ-2) Andy Barr (KY-6) John Barrow (GA-12) Joe Barton (TX-6) Dan Benishek (MI-1) Gus Bilirakis (FL-12) Sanford Bishop (GA-2) Jo Bonner (AL-1) Charles Boustany (LA-3) Jim Bridenstine (OK-1) Mo Brooks (AL-5) Susan Brooks (IN-5) Vern Buchanan (FL-16) G.K. Butterfield (NC-1) Ken Calvert (CA-42) John Campbell (CA-45) Shelley Moore Capito (WV-2) Mike Capuano (MA-7) John Carney (DE-AL) Bill Cassidy (LA-6) Kathy Castor (FL-14) Steve Chabot (OH-1) Wm. Lacy Clay (MO-1) Mike Coffman (CO-6) Tom Cole (OK-4) Michael Conaway (TX-11) Paul Cook (CA-8) Tom Cotton (AR-4) Joseph Courtney (CT-2) Kevin Cramer (ND-AL) Rick Crawford (AR-1) Ander Crenshaw (FL-4) Henry Cuellar (TX-28) Steve Daines (MT-AL) Rodney Davis (IL-13) Charles Dent (PA-15) Scott DesJarlais (TN-4) Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25) John Dingell (MI-12) Sean Duffy (WI-7) Jeff Duncan (SC-3) John Duncan (TN-2) Renee Ellmers (NC-2) Blake Farenthold (TX-27) Michael Fitzpatrick (PA-8) John Fleming (LA-4) Bill Flores (TX-17) Jeff Fortenberry (NE-1) Virginia Foxx (NC-5) Rodney Frelinghuysen (NJ-11) Cory Gardner (CO-4) Jim Gerlach (PA-6) Bob Gibbs (OH-7) Christopher Gibson (NY-19) Phil Gingrey (GA-11) Paul Gosar (AZ-4) Trey Gowdy (SC-4) Kay Granger (TX-12) Sam Graves (MO-6) Tom Graves (GA-14) Gene Green (TX-29) Tim Griffin (AR-2) |
Brett Guthrie (KY-2) |
Erik Paulsen (MN-3) |
John
Barrasso (R-WY) |
James Inhofe (R-OK) |
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