S.Con.Res. 8 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, sent to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Mar 3, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryOpposes new fees on local radio stations
This is a statement of Congress's position rather than a new law. It declares that Congress should not create any new fees, taxes, or charges on local radio stations for playing music on the air, or on businesses that play music from local radio broadcasts.
How it affects you
This doesn't directly change what you can do today, since it's just Congress expressing what it believes should happen in the future. Radio listeners and station owners would care most about this, as it signals Congress's stance on whether radio broadcasters should face new costs for the music they play.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Mar 3, 2025)
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 the public performance of sound recordings broadcast on a local radio station.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS.Con.Res. 8
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
Sponsor: Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) · Introduced Mar 3, 2025 · Science, Technology, Communications · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Mar 3, 2025: “Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S1463)”