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Ten Reps, Four Senators Join LRFA as Co-sponsors
RADIO ONLINE | Friday, July 23, 2021 |
Ten members of the House of Representatives and four Senators have added their support 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 169 co-sponsors in the House and 22 in the Senate.
Adding their support recently for the Local Radio Freedom Act in the House are Reps. Stephanie Bice (R-OK-5), Sharice Davids (D-KS-3), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN-4), Randy Feenstra (R-IA-4), Lance Gooden (R-TX-5), Derek Kilmer (D-WA-6), Alex Mooney (R-WV-2), Tom Reed (R-NY-23), Pete Sessions (R-TX-17) and David Valadao (R-CA-21).
Adding their support for the resolution in the Senate are Sens. Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK).
Reps. Kathy Castor (D-FL-14) and Steve Womack (R-AR-3) are the principal co-sponsors of the Local Radio Freedom Act in the House of Representatives. Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and John Barrasso (R-WY) are the lead co-sponsors of a companion resolution in the Senate.
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