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S. Con. Res. 5 116th Congress Senate

A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

Introduced: February 14, 2019 Introduced by: John Barrasso Republican · Wyoming See on congress.gov
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It was not agreed to before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Feb 14, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Feb 14, 2019
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 Latest action February 14, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 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 1
  • HCONRES 20 Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 3 Republican 15
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Aug 11, 2020
McSally, Martha
· Mar 3, 2020
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Feb 24, 2020
 R
Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Nov 6, 2019
 R
Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Jun 26, 2019
 R
Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Jun 3, 2019
 R
Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Apr 11, 2019
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Mar 28, 2019
 R
Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Mar 25, 2019
 R
Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Mar 13, 2019
 R
Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Mar 12, 2019
 D
Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Mar 4, 2019
 R
Young, Todd
Indiana · Mar 4, 2019
Burr, Richard
· Feb 28, 2019
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Feb 28, 2019
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Feb 28, 2019
 R
Daines, Steve
Montana · Feb 26, 2019
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Feb 14, 2019
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Feb 14, 2019
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Feb 14, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Con. Res. 5: A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SCONRES-5/
MLA
"S. Con. Res. 5: A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SCONRES-5/.
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S. Con. Res. 5, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SCONRES-5/.
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[S. Con. Res. 5: A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SCONRES-5/)
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