S. Con. Res. 8
119th Congress
Senate
A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Mar 3, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Mar 3, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S1463)
Votes taken on this bill
2
| Date | Chamber | What was voted on | Result | Yes–No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2013 | Senate · vote #92 | On the Resolution S.Con.Res. 8 | Agreed To | 50–49 | See who voted → |
| Mar 21, 2013 | Senate · vote #45 | On the Motion to Recommit S.Con.Res. 8 | Rejected | 46–53 | See who voted → |
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What's happening now
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S1463)
Plain-English summary
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 the public performance of sound recordings broadcast on a local radio station.
Related & companion bills
1
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Lobbying activity
108
- FEDERAL STREET STRATEGIES, LLC
- IHEARTMEDIA, INC.
- UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
- ONMESSAGE PUBLIC STRATEGIES
- KLEIN/JOHNSON GROUP
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- White House Office
- Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)
- U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Cosponsors
25
R
Banks, Jim
R
Boozman, John
R
McCormick, David
Mullin, Markwayne
R
Ernst, Joni
R
Sullivan, Dan
R
Capito, Shelley Moore
R
Collins, Susan M.
R
Cramer, Kevin
R
Crapo, Mike
R
Daines, Steve
R
Fischer, Deb
D
Hassan, Margaret Wood
D
Heinrich, Martin
R
Hoeven, John
R
Justice, James C.
I
King, Angus S., Jr.
R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
R
Murkowski, Lisa
R
Ricketts, Pete
R
Risch, James E.
D
Shaheen, Jeanne
R
Sheehy, Tim
R
Wicker, Roger F.
R
Young, Todd
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Con. Res. 8: A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SCONRES-8/
"S. Con. Res. 8: A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SCONRES-8/.
S. Con. Res. 8, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SCONRES-8/.
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