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SCONRES 82 110th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications Arts, Culture, Religion Commerce Fees Music Radio broadcasting Radio stations Sound recording and reproducing Taxation Telecommunication industry

A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

Introduced: May 12, 2008 See on congress.gov
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May 12, 2008
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4033)
May 12, 2008
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that 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.

What's happening now May 12, 2008

Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4033)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HCONRES 244 Identical bill Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Jun 12, 2008
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · May 12, 2008
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · May 12, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Con. Res. 82: A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SCONRES-82/
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"S. Con. Res. 82: A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SCONRES-82/.
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S. Con. Res. 82, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SCONRES-82/.
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[S. Con. Res. 82: A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SCONRES-82/)
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