SCONRES 82 · 110th Congress 2007–2009, ended

A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

Introduced May 12, 2008 Originated Senate Sponsor Blanche L. Lincoln D-AR

Fact sheet

Latest action · May 12, 2008 Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4033)

Progress

Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.

  1. IntroducedMay 12, 2008
  2. Agreed to in SenateNot reached
  3. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

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 such public performance of sound recordings.

Cosponsors 13

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 12, 2008 to Jul 22, 2008, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NEBen NelsonOriginalMay 12, 2008
D-VAJim WebbOriginalMay 12, 2008
R-AKLisa MurkowskiOriginalMay 12, 2008
R-MSRoger F. WickerOriginalMay 12, 2008
R-KSSam BrownbackOriginalMay 12, 2008
R-COWayne AllardOriginalMay 12, 2008
D-MTJon TesterMay 20, 2008
R-NCRichard BurrJun 4, 2008
R-OKJames M. InhofeJun 11, 2008
R-GAJohnny IsaksonJun 11, 2008
R-NEChuck HagelJun 12, 2008
R-WYJohn BarrassoJun 12, 2008
D-SDTim JohnsonJul 22, 2008

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 12, 2008Introduced in Senate
  2. May 12, 2008Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4033)

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HCONRES 244Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.Identical billOct 31, 2007

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.

Text 1

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  1. May 12, 2008Introduced in Senate

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