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HR 1914 115th Congress House

PROMOTE Act of 2017

Official title: To amend title 17, United States Code, to grant owners of copyright in sound recordings the exclusive right to prohibit the broadcast transmission of the sound… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 17, United States Code, to grant owners of copyright in sound recordings the exclusive right to prohibit the broadcast transmission of the sound recordings by means of terrestrial radio stations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 5, 2017 Introduced by: Issa, Darrell Republican · California See on congress.gov
Commerce Broadcasting, cable, digital technologiesIntellectual propertyLicensing and registrationsMusic
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It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Latest action April 5, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Performance Royalty Owners of Music Opportunity To Earn Act of 2017 or the PROMOTE Act of 2017

This bill amends federal copyright law to provide copyright owners the exclusive right to prohibit performance of a sound recording publicly by a broadcast transmission of a terrestrial AM/FM radio station. Exceptions are provided that allow terrestrial AM/FM radio broadcasts of a sound recording without the copyright owner's permission if: (1) a terrestrial AM/FM radio station pays royalties identical to those paid under the statutory license rates determined by Copyright Royalty Judges for eligible nonsubscription transmission services that apply to digital Internet radio streaming and webcasts; (2) the broadcast is of a religious service, by an educational terrestrial radio station, or by a low-power FM radio station; or (3) the broadcast is an incidental use. (Under current law, the exclusive right for the public performance of sound recordings extends only to digital audio transmissions, such as Internet and satellite radio broadcasts.)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1914: PROMOTE Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1914/
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"H.R. 1914: PROMOTE Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1914/.
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H.R. 1914, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1914/.
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