Three More In Congress Join As Co-Sponsors Of Local Radio Freedom Act

More Co-Sponsors

Three more members of Congress have joined as co-sponsors of the Local Radio Freedom Act (H. Con. Res. 20 and S. Con. Res. 5), the bill that opposes "any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge" on local broadcast radio stations. The bill now has 188 co-sponsors in the House and 24 in the Senate.

Signing on to co-sponsor the bill in the House are Reps. ANDY KIM (D-NJ), JOHN JOYCE (R-PA), and SCOTT PERRY (R-PA). Reps. KATHY CASTOR (D-FL) and MICHAEL CONAWAY (R-TX) are the original sponsors in the House, and Sens. JOHN BARRASSO (R-WY) and MARTIN HEINRICH (D-NM) 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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