Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
This concurrent resolution expresses Congress’s opposition to imposing any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge on local radio stations or businesses for over‑the‑air public performances of sound recordings. It asserts that local radio provides promotional value to the recording industry, public service programming, and that new fees would harm stations, small businesses, and consumers.
Progressives emphasize artist compensation and fairness for musicians
Symbolic, narrow, and administratively simple; such nonbinding resolutions typically clear the House if not widely controversial.
This concurrent resolution expresses Congress’s opposition to imposing any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge on local radio stations or businesses for over‑the‑air public performances of sound recordings.
It asserts that local radio provides promotional value to the recording industry, public service programming, and that new fees would harm stations, small businesses, and consumers.
The resolution urges that Congress should not adopt such a performance fee for broadcasting sound recordings.
As a concurrent resolution making a policy statement, it is nonbinding and cannot itself become law; passage probability differs from 'become law' likelihood.
How solid the drafting looks.
Progressives emphasize artist compensation and fairness for musicians
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Progressives emphasize artist compensation and fairness for musicians
Generally supports protecting local news and community media but is concerned about fair compensation for music creators.
Likely to view the blanket prohibition skeptically because it could preclude policies that pay artists for use of their work.
Balances support for local media and small businesses with concern for creator compensation and flexible policy making.
Views the resolution as symbolic but worries the absolute prohibition could limit negotiated, targeted solutions.
Strongly favors the resolution as a safeguard against new fees, taxes, or regulatory burdens on local broadcasters and small businesses.
Views local radio as vital to community information and opposes adding costs that could harm operations.
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As a concurrent resolution making a policy statement, it is nonbinding and cannot itself become law; passage probability differs from 'become law' likelihood.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressives emphasize artist compensation and fairness for musicians
As a concurrent resolution making a policy statement, it is nonbinding and cannot itself become law; passage probability differs from 'beco…
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