Four Representatives Join Coalition Co-Sponsoring Local Radio Freedom Act

Four Representatives Join Coalition Co-Sponsoring Local Radio Freedom Act Performance Fee Opposition Nears 218 Members of House of Representatives WASHINGTON, DC -- A bipartisan group of four members of the House of Representatives have signed on as co-sponsors of a resolution that opposes any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge on local broadcast radio stations. The Local Radio Freedom Act is now currently co-sponsored by a coalition of 206 Members of the House and 14 Senators. The resolution will achieve a majority of support in the House of Representatives with the co-sponsorship of an additional 12 Members of Congress.

The members of the bipartisan group adding their support to the Local Radio Freedom Act are Reps. Earl Blumenauer (OR-3), John Mica (FL-7), David Price (NC-4), and Marlin Stutzman (IN-3).

Reps. Michael Conaway (R-TX) and Gene Green (D-TX) introduced the Local Radio Freedom Act (H. Con. Res. 16) in the House of Representatives on February 15 along with 71 additional co-sponsors. An identical resolution (S. Con. Res. 6) was introduced in the Senate on March 6 by Sens. John Barrasso (R-WY) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND).

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, reads the Local Radio Freedom Act.

The 206 House cosponsors of the Local Radio Freedom Act include (new cosponsors in bold):

Spencer Bachus (AL-6)

Ron Barber (AZ-2)

Andy Barr (KY-6)

John Barrow (GA-12)

Joe Barton (TX-6)

Dan Benishek (MI-1)

Gus Bilirakis (FL-12)

Sanford Bishop (GA-2)

Earl Blumenauer (OR-3)

Charles Boustany (LA-3)

Bruce Braley (IA-1)

Jim Bridenstine (OK-1)

Mo Brooks (AL-5)

Susan Brooks (IN-5)

Corrine Brown (FL-5)

Vern Buchanan (FL-16)

Larry Bucshon (IN-8)

G.K. Butterfield (NC-1)

Bradley Byrne (AL-1)

Ken Calvert (CA-42)

John Campbell (CA-45)

Shelley Moore Capito (WV-2)

Mike Capuano (MA-7)

John Carney (DE-AL)

Andre Carson (IN-7)

John R. Carter (TX-31)

Bill Cassidy (LA-6)

Kathy Castor (FL-14)

Steve Chabot (OH-1)

Wm. Lacy Clay (MO-1)

Mike Coffman (CO-6)

Tom Cole (OK-4)

Michael Conaway (TX-11)

Paul Cook (CA-8)

Tom Cotton (AR-4)

Joseph Courtney (CT-2)

Kevin Cramer (ND-AL)

Rick Crawford (AR-1)

Ander Crenshaw (FL-4)

Henry Cuellar (TX-28)

Steve Daines (MT-AL)

Rodney Davis (IL-13)

Charles Dent (PA-15)

Scott DesJarlais (TN-4)

Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25)

John Dingell (MI-12)

Sean Duffy (WI-7)

Jeff Duncan (SC-3)

John Duncan (TN-2)

Renee Ellmers (NC-2)

William Enyart (IL-12)

Blake Farenthold (TX-27)

Michael Fitzpatrick (PA-8)

John Fleming (LA-4)

Bill Flores (TX-17)

Jeff Fortenberry (NE-1)

Virginia Foxx (NC-5)

Rodney Frelinghuysen (NJ-11)

Cory Gardner (CO-4)

Jim Gerlach (PA-6)

Bob Gibbs (OH-7)

Christopher Gibson (NY-19)

Phil Gingrey (GA-11)

Paul Gosar (AZ-4)

Trey Gowdy (SC-4)

Kay Granger (TX-12)

Sam Graves (MO-6)

Tom Graves (GA-14)

Gene Green (TX-29)

Tim Griffin (AR-2)

Brett Guthrie (KY-2)

Ralph Hall (TX-4)

Richard Hanna (NY-22)

Gregg Harper (MS-3)

Andy Harris (MD-1)

Vicky Hartzler (MO-4)

Alcee Hastings (FL-23)

Doc Hastings (WA-4)

Joe Heck (NV-3)

Ruben Hinojosa (TX-15)

Steven Horsford (NV-4)

Richard Hudson (NC-8)

Tim Huelskamp (KS-1)

Randy Hultgren (IL-14)

Duncan Hunter (CA-50)

Robert Hurt (VA-5)

Lynn Jenkins (KS-2)

Bill Johnson (OH-6)

Walter Jones (NC-3)

Jim Jordan (OH-11)

David Joyce (OH-14)

Marcy Kaptur (OH-9)

Ron Kind (WI-3)

Peter King (NY-2)

Adam Kinzinger (IL-16)

Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ-1)

John Kline (MN-2)

Ann Kuster (NH-2)

Doug Lamborn (CO-5)

Leonard Lance (NJ-7)

James Lankford (OK-5)

Tom Latham (IA-3)

Robert Latta (OH-5)

Frank LoBiondo (NJ-2)

Dave Loebsack (IA-2)

Billy Long (MO-7)

Frank Lucas (OK-3)

Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9)

Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-1)

Ben Ray Lujan (NM-3)

Cynthia Lummis (WY-AL)

Dan Maffei (NY-24)

Kenny Marchant (TX-24)

Thomas Massie (KY-4)

Jim Matheson (UT-4)

Carolyn McCarthy (NY-4)

Patrick McHenry (NC-10)

Mike McIntyre (NC-7)

Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-5)

Mark Meadows (NC-11)

Patrick Meehan (PA-7)

Gregory Meeks (NY-5)

Luke Messmer (IN-6)

John Mica (FL-7)

Michael Michaud (ME-2)

Candice Miller (MI-10)

Jeff Miller (FL-1)

Markwayne Mullin (OK-2)

Mick Mulvaney (SC-5)

Randy Neugebauer (TX-19)

Kristi Noem (SD-AL)

Devin Nunes (CA-22)

Alan Nunnelee (MS-1)

Pete Olson (TX-22)

Bill Owens (NY-21)

Steven Palazzo (MS-4)

Erik Paulsen (MN-3)

Frank Pallone (NJ-6)

Bill Pascrell (NJ-9)

Steve Pearce (NM-2)

Tom Petri (WI-6)

Joe Pitts (PA-16)

Ted Poe (TX-2)

Mike Pompeo (KS-4)

Bill Posey (FL-8)

David Price (NC-4)

Nick Rahall (WV-3)

Charles Rangel (NY-13)

Tom Reed (NY-23)

Jim Renacci (OH-16)

Reid Ribble (WI-8)

Scott Rigell (VA-2)

Martha Roby (AL-2)

Harold Rogers (KY-5)

Mike Rogers (AL-3)

Mike Rogers (MI-8)

Dana Rohrabacher (CA-48)

Todd Rokita (IN-4)

Peter Roskam (IL-6)

Dennis Ross (FL-15)

Edward Royce (CA-39)

Jon Runyan (NJ-3)

Paul Ryan (WI-1)

Tim Ryan (OH-13)

Matt Salmon (AZ-5)

John Sarbanes (MD-3)

Steve Scalise (LA-1)

Aaron Schock (IL-18)

Kurt Schrader (OR-5)

Allyson Schwartz (PA-13)

David Schweikert (AZ-6)

David Scott (GA-13)

Pete Sessions (TX-32)

Carol Shea-Porter (NH-1)

John Shimkus (IL-15)

Mike Simpson (ID-2)

Adrian Smith (NE-3)

Christopher Smith (NJ-4)

Steve Southerland (FL-2)

Steve Stivers (OH-15)

Marlin Stutzman (IN-3)

Lee Terry (NE-2)

Glenn Thompson (PA-5)

Pat Tiberi (OH-12)

Scott Tipton (CO-3)

Mike Turner (OH-10)

Fred Upton (MI-6)

David Valadao (CA-21)

Marc Veasey (TX-33)

Peter Visclosky (IN-1)

Ann Wagner (MO-2)

Tim Walberg (MI-7)

Greg Walden (OR-2)

Jackie Walorski (IN-2)

Tim Walz (MN-1)

Randy Weber (TX-14)

Brad Wenst

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