200 House Members Now Support Local Radio Freedom Act

RADIO ONLINE | Thursday, November 14, 2019 | 3:30pm CT

U.S. Congress

Five Members of the House of Representatives and a 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 stations for music airplay, now has 200 cosponsors in the House and 25 in the Senate.

Adding their support recently for the Local Radio Freedom Act in the House are Reps. Dan Bishop (R-NC-9), Rob Bishop (R-UT-1), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-6), Fred Keller (R-PA-12) and Susan Wild (D-PA-7). Adding his support for the companion resolution in the Senate is Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD).

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).