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S. 2321 - Songwriter Equity Act of 2014

Commerce. 113th Congress (2013-2014) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to ensure fairness in the establishment of certain rates and fees under sections 114 and 115 of such title, and for other purposes. (by CRS) 
Status:
The bill has been referred to committee. 
There have been no votes on this bill.

Songwriter Equity Act of 2014

S. 2321 — 113th Congress (2013–2014)

Summary
A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to ensure fairness in the establishment of certain rates and fees under sections 114 and 115 of such title, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to ensure fairness in the establishment of certain rates and fees under sections 114 and 115 of such title, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • Songwriter Equity Act of 2014
  • Songwriter Equity Act of 2014
Sponsor
Lamar Alexander
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Commerce
  • Contracts and agency
  • Intellectual property
  • Judges
  • Music
  • Sound recording
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced5/12/2014
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced5/12/2014
5/12/2014Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
5/12/2014Introduced in Senate
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

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Recorded Music & music production
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opposed this bill

Commercial TV & radio stations
Average given to Senators who voted:
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$0
NO$0
3 Organizations Supported and 1 Opposed; See Which Ones
3 Organizations Supported and 1 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Songwriter Equity Act of 2014

3 organizations supported this bill

BMI
(2014, February 25). Songwriter Equity Act Press Kit. Retrieved May 12, 2014, from BMI.
National Music Publishers' Association
(2014, February 25). Songwriter Equity Act Press Kit. Retrieved May 12, 2014, from BMI.
The Recording Academy
(2014, February 25). Songwriter Equity Act Press Kit. Retrieved May 12, 2014, from BMI.

1 organization opposed this bill

National Association of Broadcasters
Dennis Wharton (2014, May 12). NAB Statement on Introduction of Songwriter Royalty Legislation. Retrieved September 15, 2014, from NAB.

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 113th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2009 – December 31, 2014.
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Contributions by Legislator

Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$7,750$3,000
Kelly AyotteRNH$2,750$36,650
Tammy BaldwinDWI$22,322$14,000
John BarrassoRWY$0$34,000
Mark BegichDAK$14,200$31,550
Michael F. BennetDCO$32,100$32,000
Richard BlumenthalDCT$23,050$3,500
Roy BluntRMO$4,500$76,300
Cory A. BookerDNJ$79,500$27,250
John BoozmanRAR$0$7,000
Barbara BoxerDCA$110,170$22,850
Sherrod BrownDOH$27,828$29,051
Richard BurrRNC$0$26,100
Maria CantwellDWA$7,800$19,950
Ben CardinDMD$20,443$7,500
Tom CarperDDE$3,800$5,500
Bob CaseyDPA$5,400$22,500
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$0$11,000
Daniel CoatsRIN$0$17,800
Tom CoburnROK$1,000$3,500
William Thad CochranRMS$0$11,500
Susan M. CollinsRME$2,500$17,000
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$26,950$26,300
Bob CorkerRTN$60,751$16,250
John CornynRTX$4,500$49,350
Mike CrapoRID$0$7,000
Ted CruzRTX$4,250$16,400
Joe DonnellyDIN$5,000$25,590
Dick DurbinDIL$4,750$25,000
Mike EnziRWY$0$22,400
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$64,100$19,450
Deb FischerRNE$0$6,250
Jeff FlakeRAZ$1,000$19,250
Al FrankenDMN$75,700$17,754
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$45,735$68,300
Lindsey GrahamRSC$21,632$15,500
Chuck GrassleyRIA$25,750$26,500
Kay R. HaganDNC$15,650$22,354
Tom HarkinDIA$0$2,000
Orrin G. HatchRUT$33,500$29,500
Martin HeinrichDNM$14,550$8,750
Heidi HeitkampDND$15,056$12,450
Dean HellerRNV$500$28,750
Mazie K. HironoDHI$6,250$6,250
John HoevenRND$0$11,800
Jim InhofeROK$0$5,500
Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$15,500
Mike JohannsRNE$0$2,500
Ron JohnsonRWI$300$10,400
Tim JohnsonDSD$0$2,500
Tim KaineDVA$28,800$24,483
Angus S. King, Jr.IME$3,550$0
Mark KirkRIL$0$9,050
Amy KlobucharDMN$26,064$41,100
Mary L. LandrieuDLA$14,733$38,849
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$104,156$43,800
Mike LeeRUT$4,250$19,500
Carl LevinDMI$0$0
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$4,800$13,750
Ed MarkeyDMA$28,150$60,750
John McCainRAZ$1,250$8,800
Claire McCaskillDMO$36,517$28,725
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$14,800$70,600
Bob MenéndezDNJ$2,250$58,200
Jeff MerkleyDOR$7,903$4,004
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$0$32,400
Jerry MoranRKS$0$9,450
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$1,000$4,500
Chris MurphyDCT$10,450$19,250
Patty MurrayDWA$30,450$2,000
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$18,250$17,250
Rand PaulRKY$7,600$1,000
Rob PortmanROH$1,000$42,615
Mark L. PryorDAR$7,950$38,750
John "Jack" ReedDRI$0$1,000
Harry ReidDNV$77,750$68,900
Jim RischRID$0$12,300
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$19,350
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$4,000$10,500
Marco RubioRFL$7,138$33,140
Bernie SandersIVT$7,300$750
Brian SchatzDHI$11,300$16,100
Chuck SchumerDNY$85,800$52,325
Tim ScottRSC$0$21,350
Jeff SessionsRAL$1,000$7,500
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$38,133$22,600
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$1,500$2,000
Debbie StabenowDMI$19,801$11,650
Jon TesterDMT$22,991$38,250
John ThuneRSD$9,165$31,900
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$750$11,450
Mark UdallDCO$16,400$46,812
Tom UdallDNM$14,400$29,100
David VitterRLA$800$31,000
John E. WalshDMT$6,200$7,750
Mark R. WarnerDVA$9,750$20,200
Elizabeth WarrenDMA$64,150$19,706
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$24,524$11,116
Roger F. WickerRMS$250$31,000
Ron WydenDOR$1,500$18,500

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That Opposed
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$7,750$3,000
Kelly AyotteRNH$2,750$36,650
Tammy BaldwinDWI$22,322$14,000
John BarrassoRWY$0$34,000
Mark BegichDAK$14,200$31,550
Michael F. BennetDCO$32,100$32,000
Richard BlumenthalDCT$23,050$3,500
Roy BluntRMO$4,500$76,300
Cory A. BookerDNJ$79,500$27,250
John BoozmanRAR$0$7,000
Barbara BoxerDCA$110,170$22,850
Sherrod BrownDOH$27,828$29,051
Richard BurrRNC$0$26,100
Maria CantwellDWA$7,800$19,950
Ben CardinDMD$20,443$7,500
Tom CarperDDE$3,800$5,500
Bob CaseyDPA$5,400$22,500
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$0$11,000
Daniel CoatsRIN$0$17,800
Tom CoburnROK$1,000$3,500
William Thad CochranRMS$0$11,500
Susan M. CollinsRME$2,500$17,000
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$26,950$26,300
Bob CorkerRTN$60,751$16,250
John CornynRTX$4,500$49,350
Mike CrapoRID$0$7,000
Ted CruzRTX$4,250$16,400
Joe DonnellyDIN$5,000$25,590
Dick DurbinDIL$4,750$25,000
Mike EnziRWY$0$22,400
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$64,100$19,450
Deb FischerRNE$0$6,250
Jeff FlakeRAZ$1,000$19,250
Al FrankenDMN$75,700$17,754
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$45,735$68,300
Lindsey GrahamRSC$21,632$15,500
Chuck GrassleyRIA$25,750$26,500
Kay R. HaganDNC$15,650$22,354
Tom HarkinDIA$0$2,000
Orrin G. HatchRUT$33,500$29,500
Martin HeinrichDNM$14,550$8,750
Heidi HeitkampDND$15,056$12,450
Dean HellerRNV$500$28,750
Mazie K. HironoDHI$6,250$6,250
John HoevenRND$0$11,800
Jim InhofeROK$0$5,500
Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$15,500
Mike JohannsRNE$0$2,500
Ron JohnsonRWI$300$10,400
Tim JohnsonDSD$0$2,500
Tim KaineDVA$28,800$24,483
Angus S. King, Jr.IME$3,550$0
Mark KirkRIL$0$9,050
Amy KlobucharDMN$26,064$41,100
Mary L. LandrieuDLA$14,733$38,849
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$104,156$43,800
Mike LeeRUT$4,250$19,500
Carl LevinDMI$0$0
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$4,800$13,750
Ed MarkeyDMA$28,150$60,750
John McCainRAZ$1,250$8,800
Claire McCaskillDMO$36,517$28,725
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$14,800$70,600
Bob MenéndezDNJ$2,250$58,200
Jeff MerkleyDOR$7,903$4,004
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$0$32,400
Jerry MoranRKS$0$9,450
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$1,000$4,500
Chris MurphyDCT$10,450$19,250
Patty MurrayDWA$30,450$2,000
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$18,250$17,250
Rand PaulRKY$7,600$1,000
Rob PortmanROH$1,000$42,615
Mark L. PryorDAR$7,950$38,750
John "Jack" ReedDRI$0$1,000
Harry ReidDNV$77,750$68,900
Jim RischRID$0$12,300
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$19,350
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$4,000$10,500
Marco RubioRFL$7,138$33,140
Bernie SandersIVT$7,300$750
Brian SchatzDHI$11,300$16,100
Chuck SchumerDNY$85,800$52,325
Tim ScottRSC$0$21,350
Jeff SessionsRAL$1,000$7,500
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$38,133$22,600
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$1,500$2,000
Debbie StabenowDMI$19,801$11,650
Jon TesterDMT$22,991$38,250
John ThuneRSD$9,165$31,900
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$750$11,450
Mark UdallDCO$16,400$46,812
Tom UdallDNM$14,400$29,100
David VitterRLA$800$31,000
John E. WalshDMT$6,200$7,750
Mark R. WarnerDVA$9,750$20,200
Elizabeth WarrenDMA$64,150$19,706
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$24,524$11,116
Roger F. WickerRMS$250$31,000
Ron WydenDOR$1,500$18,500

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Recorded Music & music production$1,569,562

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Commercial TV & radio stations$2,144,124
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