Three Reps, One Senator Add Bipartisan Support for LRF Act

RADIO ONLINE | Wednesday, July 17, 2019

U.S. Congress

Three Members of the House of Representatives and one Senator have added their co-sponsorship to a resolution opposing "any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge" on local broadcast radio stations. The Local Radio Freedom Act (LRFA), which signals Members of Congress's opposition to any potential legislation that imposes new performance royalties on broadcast radio for music airplay, now has 184 co-sponsors in the House and 24 in the Senate.

Adding their support recently for the Local Radio Freedom Act in the House are Reps. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-2), Deb Haaland (D-NM-1) and Van Taylor (R-TX-3). Adding her support for the companion resolution in the Senate is Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS).

Reps. Kathy Castor (D-FL-14) and Michael Conaway (R-TX-11) are the principal co-sponsors of the Local Radio Freedom Act in the House of Representatives (H. Con. Res. 20). Sens. John Barrasso (R-WY) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) are the lead co-sponsors of a companion resolution in the Senate (S. Con. Res. 5).