Eight Additional Members of Congre Add Support for Local Radio Freedom Act

Eight Additional Members of Congress Add Support for Local Radio Freedom Act WASHINGTON, DC -- Seven Members of the House of Representatives and one Senator 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 166 Members of the House and 12 Senators.

NAB is delighted by the growing bipartisan support for hometown radio stations on an issue of critical importance to the American economy, said NAB Executive Vice President of Communications Dennis Wharton. Going forward, were hopeful that more members of Congress will sign this resolution in support of local radio.

The members of the bipartisan group adding their support to the Local Radio Freedom Act are Reps. Steve Daines (MT-AL), Sean Duffy (WI-7), Tim Griffin (AR-2), Ann Kuster (NH-2), Mike McIntyre (NC-7), Martha Roby (AL-2) and Tim Walz (MN-1). Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) is the latest Senator to sign on as a co-sponsor of a companion resolution in the Senate.

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 166 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)

Steve Daines (MT-AL)

Rodney Davis (IL-13)

Charles Dent (PA-15)

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)

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)

Tim Griffin (AR-2)

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)

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)

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)

Martha Roby (AL-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)

Tim Walz (MN-1)

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 12 Senate cosponsors are (new co-sponsor in bold):

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)

Tom Udall (D-NM)

David Vitter (R-LA)

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