H.Con.Res. 16: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

Introduced:
Feb 15, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
Sponsor:
Rep. Michael Conaway [R-TX11]
Status:
Referred to Committee

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Status

This resolution was assigned to a congressional committee on February 15, 2013, which will consider it before possibly sending it on to the House or Senate as a whole.

Progress
Introduced Feb 15, 2013
Referred to Committee Feb 15, 2013
Reported by Committee ...
Passed House ...
Passed Senate ...
Prognosis

0% chance of getting past committee.
0% chance of being agreed to.

Only 29% of House concurrent resolutions made it past committee and only 20% were agreed to in 2011–2013. [show factors | methodology]

Cosponsors
135 cosponsors (107R, 28D) (show)
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House Judiciary

↪ Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet

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Last updated Feb 15, 2013.
3 pages

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2/15/2013--Introduced.
Declares that Congress should not impose any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge relating to the public performance of sound recordings on a local radio station for broadcasting sound recordings over-the-air, or on any business for such public performance of sound recordings.

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