Bipartisan Group of Seven Join Coalition Co-Sponsoring Local Radio Freedom Act

Bipartisan Group of Seven Join Coalition Co-Sponsoring Local Radio Freedom Act WASHINGTON, DC -- A bipartisan group of seven Members of Congress 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 159 Members of the House and 11 Senators.

Adding their support to the Local Radio Freedom Act are Reps. Andy Barr (KY-6), John Campbell (CA-45), Paul Cook (CA-8), Luke Messmer (IN-6), Frank Pallone (NJ-6), Scott Tipton (CO-3) and Brad Wenstrup (OH-2).

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 159 House cosponsors of the Local Radio Freedom Act include (new co-sponsors in bold):

Rodney Alexander (LA-5)

Robert Andrews (NJ-1)

Spencer Bachus (AL-6)

Ron Barber (AZ-2)

Andy Barr (KY-6)

John Barrow (GA-12)

Joe Barton (TX-6)

Dan Benishek (MI-1)

Sanford Bishop (GA-2)

Jo Bonner (AL-1)

Charles Boustany (LA-3)

Jim Bridenstine (OK-1)

Mo Brooks (AL-5)

Vern Buchanan (FL-16)

G.K. Butterfield (NC-1)

Ken Calvert (CA-42)

John Campbell (CA-45)

Shelley Moore Capito (WV-2)

Mike Capuano (MA-7)

John Carney (DE-AL)

Bill Cassidy (LA-6)

Mike Coffman (CO-6)

Tom Cole (OK-4)

Michael Conaway (TX-11)

Paul Cook (CA-8)

Tom Cotton (AR-4)

Joseph Courtney (CT-2)

Rick Crawford (AL-1)

Ander Crenshaw (FL-4)

Henry Cuellar (TX-28)

Rodney Davis (IL-13)

Charles Dent (PA-15)

Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25)

John Dingell (MI-12)

Jeff Duncan (SC-3)

John Duncan (TN-2)

Renee Ellmers (NC-2)

Blake Farenthold (TX-27)

Michael Fitzpatrick (PA-8)

John Fleming (LA-4)

Bill Flores (TX-17)

Jeff Fortenberry (NE-1)

Rodney Frelinghuysen (NJ-11)

Cory Gardner (CO-4)

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)

Brett Guthrie (KY-2)

Gregg Harper (MS-3)

Vicky Hartzler (MO-4)

Alcee Hastings (FL-23)

Doc Hastings (WA-4)

Joe Heck (NV-3)

Ruben Hinojosa (TX-15)

Richard Hudson (NC-8)

Tim Huelskamp (KS-1)

Randy Hultgren (IL-14)

Duncan Hunter (CA-50)

Lynn Jenkins (KS-2)

Bill Johnson (OH-6)

Jim Jordan (OH-11)

David Joyce (OH-14)

Ron Kind (WI-3)

Peter King (NY-2)

Adam Kinzinger (IL-16)

John Kline (MN-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)

Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-5)

Mark Meadows (NC-11)

Patrick Meehan (PA-7)

Gregory Meeks (NY-5)

Luke Messmer (IN-6)

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)

Steve Pearce (NM-2)

Tom Petri (WI-6)

Joe Pitts (PA-16)

Ted Poe (TX-2)

Mike Pompeo (KS-4)

Bill Posey (FL-8)

Charles Rangel (NY-13)

Tom Reed (NY-23)

Jim Renacci (OH-16)

Reid Ribble (WI-8)

Scott Rigell (VA-2)

Harold Rogers (KY-5)

Mike Rogers (AL-3)

Mike Rogers (MI-8)

Todd Rokita (IN-4)

Peter Roskam (IL-6)

Edward Royce (CA-39)

Jon Runyan (NJ-3)

Paul Ryan (WI-1)

Tim Ryan (OH-13)

Matt Salmon (AZ-5)

John Sarbanes (MD-3)

Aaron Schock (IL-18)

Allyson Schwartz (PA-13)

David Schweikert (AZ-6)

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 Stivers (OH-15)

Lee Terry (NE-2)

Glenn Thompson (PA-5)

Pat Tiberi (OH-12)

Scott Tipton (CO-3)

Mike Turner (OH-10)

Marc Veasey (TX-33)

Peter Visclosky (IN-1)

Ann Wagner (MO-2)

Tim Walberg (MI-7)

Greg Walden (OR-2)

Brad Wenstrup (OH-2)

Lynn Westmoreland (GA-3)

Ed Whitfield (KY-1)

Frederica Wilson (FL-24)

Joe Wilson (SC-2)

Rob Wittman (VA-1)

Steve Womack (AR-3)

Don Young (AK-AL)

The Local Radio Freedom Acts 11 Senate cosponsors are:

John Barrasso (R-WY)

Max Baucus (D-MT)

John Boozman (R-AR)

Michael Enzi (R-WY)

Martin Heinrich (D-NM)

Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND)

James Inhofe (R-OK)

Tim Johnson (D-SD)

Pat Roberts (R-KS)

Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)

David Vitter (R-LA)

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