A bipartisan group of four 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 a coalition of 206 Members of the House and 14 Senators. The resolution will achieve a majority of support in the House of Representatives with the co-sponsorship of an additional 12 Members of Congress.
The members of the bipartisan group adding their support to the Local Radio Freedom Act are Reps. Earl Blumenauer (OR-3), John Mica (FL-7), David Price (NC-4), and Marlin Stutzman (IN-3).
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 206 House cosponsors of the Local Radio Freedom Act include (new cosponsors in bold):
| 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) Earl Blumenauer (OR-3) Charles Boustany (LA-3) Bruce Braley (IA-1) Jim Bridenstine (OK-1) Mo Brooks (AL-5) Susan Brooks (IN-5) Corrine Brown (FL-5) Vern Buchanan (FL-16) Larry Bucshon (IN-8) G.K. Butterfield (NC-1) Bradley Byrne (AL-1) Ken Calvert (CA-42) John Campbell (CA-45) Shelley Moore Capito (WV-2) Mike Capuano (MA-7) John Carney (DE-AL) Andre Carson (IN-7) John R. Carter (TX-31) 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) William Enyart (IL-12) 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) Ralph Hall (TX-4) Richard Hanna (NY-22) Gregg Harper (MS-3) Andy Harris (MD-1) Vicky Hartzler (MO-4) Alcee Hastings (FL-23) Doc Hastings (WA-4) Joe Heck (NV-3) Ruben Hinojosa (TX-15) Steven Horsford (NV-4) Richard Hudson (NC-8) Tim Huelskamp (KS-1) Randy Hultgren (IL-14) Duncan Hunter (CA-50) Robert Hurt (VA-5) Lynn Jenkins (KS-2) Bill Johnson (OH-6) Walter Jones (NC-3) Jim Jordan (OH-11) David Joyce (OH-14) Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) Ron Kind (WI-3) Peter King (NY-2) Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ-1) John Kline (MN-2) Ann Kuster (NH-2) Doug Lamborn (CO-5) Leonard Lance (NJ-7) James Lankford (OK-5) Tom Latham (IA-3) Robert Latta (OH-5) Frank LoBiondo (NJ-2) Dave Loebsack (IA-2) Billy Long (MO-7) Frank Lucas (OK-3) Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-1) Ben Ray Lujan (NM-3) Cynthia Lummis (WY-AL) Dan Maffei (NY-24) Kenny Marchant (TX-24) Thomas Massie (KY-4) Jim Matheson (UT-4) Carolyn McCarthy (NY-4) Patrick McHenry (NC-10) Mike McIntyre (NC-7) Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-5) Mark Meadows (NC-11) Patrick Meehan (PA-7) Gregory Meeks (NY-5) Luke Messmer (IN-6) John Mica (FL-7) Michael Michaud (ME-2) Candice Miller (MI-10) 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) Erik Paulsen (MN-3) Frank Pallone (NJ-6) |
Bill Pascrell (NJ-9) Steve Pearce (NM-2) Tom Petri (WI-6) Joe Pitts (PA-16) Ted Poe (TX-2) Mike Pompeo (KS-4) Bill Posey (FL-8) David Price (NC-4) Nick Rahall (WV-3) Charles Rangel (NY-13) Tom Reed (NY-23) Jim Renacci (OH-16) Reid Ribble (WI-8) Scott Rigell (VA-2) Martha Roby (AL-2) Harold Rogers (KY-5) Mike Rogers (AL-3) Mike Rogers (MI-8) Dana Rohrabacher (CA-48) Todd Rokita (IN-4) Peter Roskam (IL-6) Dennis Ross (FL-15) Edward Royce (CA-39) Jon Runyan (NJ-3) Paul Ryan (WI-1) Tim Ryan (OH-13) Matt Salmon (AZ-5) John Sarbanes (MD-3) Steve Scalise (LA-1) Aaron Schock (IL-18) Kurt Schrader (OR-5) Allyson Schwartz (PA-13) David Schweikert (AZ-6) David Scott (GA-13) Pete Sessions (TX-32) Carol Shea-Porter (NH-1) John Shimkus (IL-15) Mike Simpson (ID-2) Adrian Smith (NE-3) Christopher Smith (NJ-4) Steve Southerland (FL-2) Steve Stivers (OH-15) Marlin Stutzman (IN-3) Lee Terry (NE-2) Glenn Thompson (PA-5) Pat Tiberi (OH-12) Scott Tipton (CO-3) Mike Turner (OH-10) Fred Upton (MI-6) David Valadao (CA-21) Marc Veasey (TX-33) Peter Visclosky (IN-1) Ann Wagner (MO-2) Tim Walberg (MI-7) Greg Walden (OR-2) Jackie Walorski (IN-2) Tim Walz (MN-1) Randy Weber (TX-14) Brad Wenstrup (OH-2) Lynn Westmoreland (GA-3) Ed Whitfield (KY-1) Roger Williams (TX-25) Frederica Wilson (FL-24) Joe Wilson (SC-2) Rob Wittman (VA-1) Steve Womack (AR-3) Kevin Yoder (KS-3) Don Young (AK-AL) |
The Local Radio Freedom Act’s 14 Senate cosponsors are:
| Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) John Barrasso (R-WY) John Boozman (R-AR) Richard Burr (R-NC) Mike Crapo (R-ID) Michael Enzi (R-WY) Martin Heinrich (D-NM) |
Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) James Inhofe (R-OK) Tim Johnson (D-SD) Pat Roberts (R-KS) Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) Tom Udall (D-NM) David Vitter (R-LA) |
