Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
Latest action · Feb 12, 2009 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 12, 2009
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
- Agreed to in SenateNot 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 262
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 12, 2009 to Aug 10, 2010; 110 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | Aaron Schock | Original | Feb 12, 2009 |
| D-FL | Allen Boyd | Original | Feb 12, 2009 |
| D-IN | Baron P. Hill | Original | Feb 12, 2009 |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Original | Feb 12, 2009 |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Original | Feb 12, 2009 |
| R-PA | Bill Shuster | Original | Feb 12, 2009 |
| R-MO | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Original | Feb 12, 2009 |
| D-AL | Bobby Bright | Original | Feb 12, 2009 |
| D-IN | Brad Ellsworth | Original | Feb 12, 2009 |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Original | Feb 12, 2009 |
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | Original | Feb 12, 2009 |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Original | Feb 12, 2009 |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Original | Feb 12, 2009 |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Original | Feb 12, 2009 |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | Original | Feb 12, 2009 |
Withdrew 2 Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX Apr 27, 2009·Robert A. Brady D-PA Apr 14, 2010
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 12, 2009 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 12, 2009Introduced in House
- Feb 12, 2009Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this resolution, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 111-237 | THE PERFORMANCE RIGHTS ACT AND PARITY AMONG MUSIC DELIVERY PLATFORMS131 pages | Judiciary Committee | Aug 4, 2009 |
| Serial No. 111-8 | PERFORMANCE RIGHTS ACT251 pages | Judiciary Committee | Mar 10, 2009 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47642 | On the Radio: Public Performance Rights in Sound Recordings | Report | Dec 8, 2025 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCONRES 14 | A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act. | Identical bill | Mar 30, 2009 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 12, 2009Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
