HCONRES 21
112th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Music
Sound recording
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Telecommunication rates and fees
User charges and fees
Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Feb 28, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 28, 2011
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
91
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
SHIMKUS, JOHN
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
Graves, Tom
Poe, Ted
R
Rogers, Harold
D
Luján, Ben Ray
Ross, Dennis
R
Womack, Steve
Hunter, Duncan
R
Buchanan, Vern
D
Heinrich, Martin
R
Lucas, Frank D.
HERGER, WALLY
REHBERG, DENNY
D
Carson, André
R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
R
Smith, Christopher H.
Sullivan, John
R
Walberg, Tim
Farenthold, Blake
Fortenberry, Jeff
R
Gosar, Paul A.
R
Harris, Andy
R
Lankford, James
Miller, Brad
Nunes, Devin
Pearce, Stevan
R
Schweikert, David
R
Smith, Adrian
VISCLOSKY, PETER
R
Wittman, Robert J.
Yoder, Kevin
BARTON, JOE
BIGGERT, JUDY
COSTELLO, JERRY
D
Cuellar, Henry
Dent, Charles
DUNCAN, JOHN
Gowdy, Trey
R
Graves, Sam
R
Guthrie, Brett
Harper, Gregg
Hultgren, Randy
D
Larsen, Rick
R
Rogers, Mike D.
Schmidt, Jean
R
Stutzman, Marlin A.
R
Turner, Michael R.
Walz, Timothy
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