A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Mar 3, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S1463)
Mar 3, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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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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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S1463)
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Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
25
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Banks, Jim
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Boozman, John
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McCormick, David
Mullin, Markwayne
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Ernst, Joni
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Sullivan, Dan
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Capito, Shelley Moore
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Collins, Susan M.
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Cramer, Kevin
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Crapo, Mike
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Daines, Steve
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Fischer, Deb
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
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Heinrich, Martin
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Hoeven, John
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Justice, James C.
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King, Angus S., Jr.
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
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Murkowski, Lisa
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Ricketts, Pete
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Risch, James E.
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Shaheen, Jeanne
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Sheehy, Tim
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Wicker, Roger F.
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Young, Todd
Cite this page
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/.
[S. Con. Res. 8: A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SCONRES-8/)