Local Radio Freedom Act Picks Up Nine New House Co-Sponsors, One In Senate

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Nine more members of Congress and one Senator have joined as cosponsors of the Local Radio Freedom Act, the bill that opposes "any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge" on local broadcast radio stations."  The bill now has 177 cosponsors in the House and 22 in the Senate.

Signing on to co-sponsor the bill are Reps. DON BACON (R-NE), VERN BUCHANAN (R-FL), DAN DONOVAN (R-NY), JOHN FASO (R-NY), VICENTE GONZÁLEZ (D-TX), JASON LEWIS (R-MN), BARRY LOUDERMILK (R-GA), PATRICK MCHENRY (R-NC), and PETE SESSIONS (R-TX) and Senator  MAGGIE HASSAN (D-NH).  Reps. MICHAEL CONAWAY (R-TX) and GENE GREEN (D-TX) are the original sponsors in the House, and Sens. JOHN BARRASSO (R-WY) and HEIDI HEITKAMP (D-ND) are the original Senate sponsors.

The bill reads, "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 the public performance of sound recordings on a local radio station broadcast over the air."

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