H.R. 5219: Ask Musicians For Music Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-11-21 · Commerce · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-11-21 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Ask Musicians For Music Act of 2019

Plain summary

Ask Musicians For Music Act of 2019 This bill establishes that the copyright owner of a sound recording has the exclusive right to perform the recording through an audio transmission. Currently, the copyright owner's performance right generally only covers digital audio transmission, which excludes certain terrestrial radio stations. A radio station must obtain express permission from the copyright owner of the sound recording before making such a transmission, unless the transmission consists of a religious assembly or incidental use of the recording. A radio station with revenues of less than $1 million per year shall be deemed to have obtained permission by paying $500 per year to the copyright owner. A public broadcast entity or individual terrestrial broadcast station shall pay no more than $100 per year to obtain permission from the copyright owner.

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Official text

Ask Musicians For Music Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] · 0 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] reported raising $258,402 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr5219.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr5219 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116