H.Con.Res. 20: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

116th Congress · introduced 2019-02-19 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-02-19 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

Plain summary

This concurrent resolution 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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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] · 227 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Harold Rogers (R-KY), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Brian Babin (R-TX), James Comer (R-KY), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Mike Bost (R-IL), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Tom Cole (R-OK), William R. Keating (D-MA), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Thomas Massie (R-KY), J. French Hill (R-AR), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Roger Williams (R-TX), Ted Budd (R-NC), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX) and 167 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] reported raising $4.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hconres20.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hconres>

Record fed-us-cong116-hconres20 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116