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4	4	STSESSION H. CON. RES. 12
5	5	Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
6	6	IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
7	7	FEBRUARY13, 2025
8	8	Mr. W
9	9	OMACK(for himself, Ms. CASTORof Florida, Mrs. HOUCHIN, Mr.
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11	11	ENTZ, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. LUTTRELL, Mr. LALOTA, Mr. ZINKE, Mr.
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13	13	OST, Mr. COSTA, Mr. FINSTAD, Ms. FOXX, Mr. MOYLAN, Ms. MCCOL-
14	14	LUM, Mr. MRVAN, Mr. CISCOMANI, Mr. SESSIONS, Ms. SEWELL, Mr.
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16	16	LOOD, Mrs. MILLERof Illinois, Mr. EZELL, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr.
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18	18	OULTON, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. GARBARINO, Ms. STANSBURY, Mr. LAWLER,
19	19	Ms. M
20	20	ALOY, Mr. KELLYof Pennsylvania, Mr. CLYDE, Mr. ALFORD, Mr.
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22	22	COTTFRANKLINof Florida, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. KENNEDYof New York,
23	23	Mr. N
24	24	EWHOUSE, Mr. FEENSTRA, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr.
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26	26	EATING, Mr. LANGWORTHY, Ms. DELACRUZ, Mr. GRAVES, Mr. WITT-
27	27	MAN, Mr. GOLDENof Maine, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. ROGERSof Alabama, Mr.
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29	29	AVIDSON, Mr. MEUSER, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. BEANof Florida, Mr. TUR-
30	30	NERof Ohio, Mr. RULLI, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. VASQUEZ, Mr. BISHOP, Ms.
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32	32	UDZINSKI, Mr. DAVIDSCOTTof Georgia, Mr. THANEDAR, Mr. AMODEI
33	33	of Nevada, Mrs. M
34	34	ILLERof West Virginia, Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. DAVISof
35	35	North Carolina, Mr. L
36	36	AMALFA, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr.
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38	38	UIZENGA, Mr. CARTERof Louisiana, Mr. COLE, Ms. DAVIDSof Kansas,
39	39	Mr. S
40	40	MITHof Nebraska, Mrs. SYKES, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. TIMMONS,
41	41	Mr. C
42	42	OMER, Mr. KEAN, Mr. THOMPSONof Mississippi, Mr. AUSTIN
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44	44	COTTof Georgia, Mr. MORAN, Mr. YAKYM, Mr. VALADAO, Mr.
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46	46	ROTHMAN, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. VAN
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48	48	RDEN, Mrs. MCIVER, Mr. PERRY, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. CAREY, Mr.
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50	50	LLZEY, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. STAUBER, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. LATTA, Ms.
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52	52	ANDUYNE, Mr. GUEST, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. MANN, Mr. WEBER
53	53	of Texas, Mr. W
54	54	EBSTERof Florida, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. KUSTOFF, Mr.
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56	56	ALLON, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. DELUZIO, Ms. HAGEMAN, Mr. VAN
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58	58	REW, Mr. SORENSEN, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. DONALDS, Mr.
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60	60	AUMGARTNER, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. BURLISON, and Mr. PFLUGER) sub-
61	61	mitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the
62	62	Committee on the Judiciary
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66	66	CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
67	67	Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
68	68	Whereas the United States enjoys broadcasting and sound re-
69	69	cording industries that are the envy of the world, due to
70	70	the symbiotic relationship that has existed among these
71	71	industries for many decades;
72	72	Whereas, for nearly a century, Congress has rejected re-
73	73	peated calls by the recording industry to impose a per-
74	74	formance fee on local radio stations for simply playing
75	75	music on the radio and upsetting the mutually beneficial
76	76	relationship between local radio and the recording indus-
77	77	try;
78	78	Whereas local radio stations provide free publicity and pro-
79	79	motion to the recording industry and performers of music
80	80	in the form of radio air play, interviews with performers,
81	81	introduction of new performers, concert promotions, and
82	82	publicity that promotes the sale of music, concert tickets,
83	83	ring tones, music videos and associated merchandise;
84	84	Whereas Congress found that ‘‘the sale of many sound re-
85	85	cordings and the careers of many performers benefited
86	86	considerably from airplay and other promotional activities
87	87	provided by both noncommercial and advertiser-sup-
88	88	ported, free over-the-air broadcasting’’;
89	89	Whereas local radio broadcasters provide tens of thousands of
90	90	hours of essential local news and weather information
91	91	during times of national emergencies and natural disas-
92	92	ters, as well as public affairs programming, sports, and
93	93	hundreds of millions of dollars of time for public service
94	94	announcements and local fundraising efforts for worthy
95	95	charitable causes, all of which are jeopardized if local
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99	99	radio stations are forced to divert revenues to pay for a
100	100	new performance fee;
101	101	Whereas there are many thousands of local radio stations
102	102	that will suffer severe economic hardship if any new per-
103	103	formance fee is imposed, as will many other small busi-
104	104	nesses that play music including bars, restaurants, retail
105	105	establishments, sports and other entertainment venues,
106	106	shopping centers and transportation facilities; and
107	107	Whereas the hardship that would result from a new perform-
108	108	ance fee would hurt American businesses, and ultimately
109	109	the American consumers who rely on local radio for news,
110	110	weather, and entertainment; and such a performance fee
111	111	is not justified when the current system has produced the
112	112	most prolific and innovative broadcasting, music, and
113	113	sound recording industries in the world: Now, therefore,
114	114	be it
115	115	Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 1
116	116	concurring), That Congress should not impose any new 2
117	117	performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge relating to 3
118	118	the public performance of sound recordings on a local 4
119	119	radio station for broadcasting sound recordings over the 5
120	120	air, or on any business for such public performance of 6
121	121	sound recordings. 7
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