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Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S1463)
Introduced March 3, 2025 by John A. Barrasso · Last progress 1 year ago
Prohibits Congress from creating a new fee, tax, royalty, or other charge on the public performance of sound recordings by local over‑the‑air radio stations or businesses that play those recordings. It frames local radio as a public service that provides free promotion, news, and emergency information and warns that new performance charges would harm small stations, local businesses, and consumers.