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H. Con. Res. 20 116th Congress House

Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

Introduced: February 19, 2019 Introduced by: Kathy Castor Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Mar 22, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Feb 19, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 19, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 22, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This concurrent resolution 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.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HCONRES 33 Reintroduced Bill Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
  • SCONRES 5 A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 226
All 226 Democratic 35 Republican 83
Phillips, Dean
· Sep 17, 2020
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 31, 2020
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Jul 30, 2020
Burgess, Michael
· Jul 29, 2020
Jacobs, Chris
· Jul 23, 2020
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Jul 23, 2020
Garcia, Mike
· Jul 16, 2020
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jul 9, 2020
Schrader, Kurt
· Jul 9, 2020
Pascrell, Bill
· Jun 26, 2020
 R
Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Jun 25, 2020
 D
Sherrill, Mikie
New Jersey · Jun 24, 2020
McAdams, Ben
· Jun 22, 2020
Luria, Elaine
· May 12, 2020
Rice, Tom
· May 8, 2020
Malinowski, Tom
· Apr 14, 2020
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Apr 7, 2020
Holding, George
· Feb 25, 2020
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Feb 4, 2020
BRADY, KEVIN
· Jan 9, 2020
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Jan 9, 2020
 R
Gooden, Lance
Texas · Dec 17, 2019
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Dec 11, 2019
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Nov 19, 2019
Bishop, Rob
· Nov 13, 2019
Bishop, Dan
· Nov 12, 2019
Wild, Susan
· Nov 12, 2019
 D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Oct 30, 2019
Keller, Fred
· Oct 29, 2019
 R
Murphy, Gregory F.
North Carolina · Oct 28, 2019
Horn, Kendra
· Oct 22, 2019
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Oct 17, 2019
 D
Golden, Jared F.
Maine · Oct 16, 2019
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Oct 8, 2019
Wright, Ron
· Sep 27, 2019
 R
Miller, Carol D.
West Virginia · Sep 26, 2019
Sablan, Gregorio
· Sep 26, 2019
Spano, Ross
· Sep 19, 2019
Torres Small, Xochitl
· Sep 19, 2019
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Sep 11, 2019
 D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Aug 23, 2019
 R
Joyce, John
Pennsylvania · Jul 23, 2019
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Jul 23, 2019
Taylor, Van
· Jul 16, 2019
 R
Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Jul 12, 2019
Haaland, Debra
· Jun 27, 2019
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jun 21, 2019
 R
Curtis, John R.
Utah · Jun 19, 2019
Bucshon, Larry
· Jun 18, 2019
 R
Johnson, Dusty
South Dakota · Jun 18, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 20: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HCONRES-20/
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"H. Con. Res. 20: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HCONRES-20/.
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H. Con. Res. 20, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HCONRES-20/.
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