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S.Con.Res. 4 - A Concurrent Resolution Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

Science, technology, communications. 114th Congress (2015-2016) View bill details
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Summary:
A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act. (by CRS) 
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A Concurrent Resolution Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

S.Con.Res. 4 — 114th Congress (2015–2016)

Summary
A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act. (by CRS)
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Title
A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
Other Titles
  • A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
Sponsor
John Barrasso
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Science, technology, communications
  • Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
  • Music
  • Sound recording
  • Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
  • Telecommunication rates and fees
  • User charges and fees
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced2/24/2015
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced2/24/2015
2/24/2015Referred to the Committee on Finance.
2/24/2015Introduced in Senate
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

supported this bill

Commercial TV & radio stations
$2,723,500
$2,723,500
6.0 times as much
$1,165,449
$344,500
$197,000
$14,631,643
$16,338,592

opposed this bill

Republican/Conservative
Recorded Music & music production
Entertainment unions
Labor Unions
2 Organizations Supported and 21 Opposed; See Which Ones
2 Organizations Supported and 21 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
A Concurrent Resolution Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

2 organizations supported this bill

National Association of Broadcasters
National Association of Broadcasters (2015, February 24). NAB Statement on Introduction of Local Radio Freedom Act in House, Senate. Retrieved February 26, 2015, from National Association of Broadcasters.
National Religious Broadcasters
National Religious Broadcasters (2015, September 11). Public Policy Priorities. Retrieved September 11, 2015, from National Religious Broadcasters.

21 organizations opposed this bill

AFL-CIO
Samuel, William (2015, February 3). AFL-CIO Letter Opposing Local Radio Freedom Act. Retrieved February 26, 2015, from musicFIRST Coalition.
American Association of Independent Music
American Association of Independent Music (2015, February 2). Tell Congress to Stand With Music Creators Not Big Radio. Retrieved February 26, 2015, from American Association of Independent Music.
American Commitment
Undersigned (2015, January 26). Property Rights Letter in Opposition to Local Radio Freedom Act. Retrieved February 26, 2015, from musicFIRST Coalition.
American Federation of Musicians
Hari, Raymond M., Jr. (2015, February 14). Tell Congress to Say NO to the Local Radio Freedom Act (LRFA). Retrieved September 11, 2015, from Facebook.
Center for Individual Freedom
Undersigned (2015, January 26). Property Rights Letter in Opposition to Local Radio Freedom Act. Retrieved February 26, 2015, from musicFIRST Coalition.
Christian Music Trade Association
musicFIRST Coalition (2015, February 23). musicFIRST Senate LRFA Letter. Retrieved February 26, 2015, from musicFIRST Coalition.
Content Creators Coalition
Content Creators Coalition (2015, February 17). Oppose the Local Radio Freedom Act. Retrieved February 26, 2015, from musicFIRST Coalition.
Council for Citizens Against Government Waste
Undersigned (2015, January 26). Property Rights Letter in Opposition to Local Radio Freedom Act. Retrieved February 26, 2015, from musicFIRST Coalition.
Frontiers of Freedom
Undersigned (2015, January 26). Property Rights Letter in Opposition to Local Radio Freedom Act. Retrieved February 26, 2015, from musicFIRST Coalition.
Institute for Liberty
Undersigned (2015, January 26). Property Rights Letter in Opposition to Local Radio Freedom Act. Retrieved February 26, 2015, from musicFIRST Coalition.
Latin Recording Academy
musicFIRST Coalition (2015, February 23). musicFIRST Senate LRFA Letter. Retrieved February 26, 2015, from musicFIRST Coalition.
Less Government
Undersigned (2015, January 26). Property Rights Letter in Opposition to Local Radio Freedom Act. Retrieved February 26, 2015, from musicFIRST Coalition.
Music Managers Forum - USA
musicFIRST Coalition (2015, February 23). musicFIRST Senate LRFA Letter. Retrieved February 26, 2015, from musicFIRST Coalition.
MusicFirst Coalition
musicFIRST Coalition (2015, February 23). musicFIRST Senate LRFA Letter. Retrieved February 26, 2015, from musicFIRST Coalition.
Recording Industry Association of America
musicFIRST Coalition (2015, February 23). musicFIRST Senate LRFA Letter. Retrieved February 26, 2015, from musicFIRST Coalition.
SAG-AFTRA
SAG-AFTRA (2015, February 18). SAG-AFTRA Members: Tell Congress NO to LRFA. Retrieved February 26, 2015, from SAG-AFTRA.
Society of Singers
musicFIRST Coalition (2015, February 23). musicFIRST Senate LRFA Letter. Retrieved February 26, 2015, from musicFIRST Coalition.
SoundExchange
musicFIRST Coalition (2015, February 23). musicFIRST Senate LRFA Letter. Retrieved February 26, 2015, from musicFIRST Coalition.
Taxpayers Protection Alliance
Undersigned (2015, January 26). Property Rights Letter in Opposition to Local Radio Freedom Act. Retrieved February 26, 2015, from musicFIRST Coalition.
The Recording Academy
musicFIRST Coalition (2015, February 23). musicFIRST Senate LRFA Letter. Retrieved February 26, 2015, from musicFIRST Coalition.
The Vocal Group Hall of Fame Foundation
musicFIRST Coalition (2015, February 23). musicFIRST Senate LRFA Letter. Retrieved February 26, 2015, from musicFIRST Coalition.

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Contributions by Legislator

Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$3,000$25,800
Kelly AyotteRNH$65,050$373,132
Tammy BaldwinDWI$14,000$49,322
John BarrassoRWY$30,500$18,900
Michael F. BennetDCO$54,250$55,785
Richard BlumenthalDCT$30,850$38,300
Roy BluntRMO$99,200$133,336
Cory A. BookerDNJ$32,250$95,665
John BoozmanRAR$45,750$20,232
Barbara BoxerDCA$0$11,000
Sherrod BrownDOH$32,801$65,528
Richard BurrRNC$38,050$135,199
Maria CantwellDWA$15,050$8,500
Shelley Moore CapitoRWV$4,500$121,725
Ben CardinDMD$10,500$30,193
Tom CarperDDE$8,000$4,000
Bob CaseyDPA$25,500$41,100
Bill CassidyRLA$33,900$303,273
Daniel CoatsRIN$12,200$1,500
William Thad CochranRMS$16,500$7,250
Susan M. CollinsRME$15,000$32,750
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$22,300$21,650
Bob CorkerRTN$15,750$76,121
John CornynRTX$36,950$89,605
Tom CottonRAR$18,600$1,229,842
Mike CrapoRID$10,000$36,594
Ted CruzRTX$22,000$1,880,197
Steve DainesRMT$23,700$224,025
Joe DonnellyDIN$41,374$17,750
Dick DurbinDIL$31,500$4,750
Mike EnziRWY$22,400$0
Joni ErnstRIA$10,500$175,361
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$21,950$87,600
Deb FischerRNE$11,250$185,221
Jeff FlakeRAZ$24,250$1,344,999
Al FrankenDMN$13,404$86,485
Cory GardnerRCO$33,500$392,155
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$68,250$34,950
Lindsey GrahamRSC$15,500$60,220
Chuck GrassleyRIA$32,625$176,779
Orrin G. HatchRUT$44,750$50,500
Martin HeinrichDNM$14,500$18,800
Heidi HeitkampDND$27,200$30,472
Dean HellerRNV$31,750$129,837
Mazie K. HironoDHI$7,250$9,150
John HoevenRND$20,670$15,400
Jim InhofeROK$8,500$48,174
Johnny IsaksonRGA$12,250$39,945
Ron JohnsonRWI$50,750$797,439
Tim KaineDVA$34,083$59,800
Angus S. King, Jr.IME$0$7,550
Mark KirkRIL$14,850$207,275
Amy KlobucharDMN$51,100$24,064
James LankfordROK$9,250$143,490
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$74,850$55,000
Mike LeeRUT$23,000$734,484
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$28,750$11,000
Ed MarkeyDMA$53,250$41,150
John McCainRAZ$2,300$174,320
Claire McCaskillDMO$30,225$51,617
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$65,600$246,506
Bob MenéndezDNJ$46,050$8,000
Jeff MerkleyDOR$6,004$8,153
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$12,200$2,500
Jerry MoranRKS$21,500$7,700
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$4,000$38,750
Chris MurphyDCT$16,350$22,200
Patty MurrayDWA$16,550$46,225
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$28,750$30,750
Rand PaulRKY$2,000$451,693
David PerdueRGA$15,000$202,678
Gary C. PetersDMI$17,400$30,650
Rob PortmanROH$62,250$208,086
John "Jack" ReedDRI$2,000$250
Harry ReidDNV$17,000$6,250
Jim RischRID$9,800$45,587
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$18,350$92,967
Mike RoundsRSD$30,600$63,381
Marco RubioRFL$50,590$859,693
Bernie SandersIVT$750$11,300
Ben SasseRNE$12,300$692,801
Brian SchatzDHI$46,100$31,300
Chuck SchumerDNY$97,002$43,250
Tim ScottRSC$58,350$263,161
Jeff SessionsRAL$7,500$4,000
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$30,600$50,733
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$12,800$4,200
Debbie StabenowDMI$14,150$41,801
Dan SullivanRAK$16,800$596,373
Jon TesterDMT$39,950$39,241
John ThuneRSD$91,650$171,533
Thom TillisRNC$23,300$220,134
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$35,850$1,279,452
Tom UdallDNM$68,600$22,400
David VitterRLA$5,000$1,800
Mark R. WarnerDVA$24,650$9,700
Elizabeth WarrenDMA$20,506$100,609
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$10,116$30,024
Roger F. WickerRMS$28,000$2,000
Ron WydenDOR$35,600$4,500

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Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$3,000$25,800
Kelly AyotteRNH$65,050$373,132
Tammy BaldwinDWI$14,000$49,322
John BarrassoRWY$30,500$18,900
Michael F. BennetDCO$54,250$55,785
Richard BlumenthalDCT$30,850$38,300
Roy BluntRMO$99,200$133,336
Cory A. BookerDNJ$32,250$95,665
John BoozmanRAR$45,750$20,232
Barbara BoxerDCA$0$11,000
Sherrod BrownDOH$32,801$65,528
Richard BurrRNC$38,050$135,199
Maria CantwellDWA$15,050$8,500
Shelley Moore CapitoRWV$4,500$121,725
Ben CardinDMD$10,500$30,193
Tom CarperDDE$8,000$4,000
Bob CaseyDPA$25,500$41,100
Bill CassidyRLA$33,900$303,273
Daniel CoatsRIN$12,200$1,500
William Thad CochranRMS$16,500$7,250
Susan M. CollinsRME$15,000$32,750
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$22,300$21,650
Bob CorkerRTN$15,750$76,121
John CornynRTX$36,950$89,605
Tom CottonRAR$18,600$1,229,842
Mike CrapoRID$10,000$36,594
Ted CruzRTX$22,000$1,880,197
Steve DainesRMT$23,700$224,025
Joe DonnellyDIN$41,374$17,750
Dick DurbinDIL$31,500$4,750
Mike EnziRWY$22,400$0
Joni ErnstRIA$10,500$175,361
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$21,950$87,600
Deb FischerRNE$11,250$185,221
Jeff FlakeRAZ$24,250$1,344,999
Al FrankenDMN$13,404$86,485
Cory GardnerRCO$33,500$392,155
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$68,250$34,950
Lindsey GrahamRSC$15,500$60,220
Chuck GrassleyRIA$32,625$176,779
Orrin G. HatchRUT$44,750$50,500
Martin HeinrichDNM$14,500$18,800
Heidi HeitkampDND$27,200$30,472
Dean HellerRNV$31,750$129,837
Mazie K. HironoDHI$7,250$9,150
John HoevenRND$20,670$15,400
Jim InhofeROK$8,500$48,174
Johnny IsaksonRGA$12,250$39,945
Ron JohnsonRWI$50,750$797,439
Tim KaineDVA$34,083$59,800
Angus S. King, Jr.IME$0$7,550
Mark KirkRIL$14,850$207,275
Amy KlobucharDMN$51,100$24,064
James LankfordROK$9,250$143,490
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$74,850$55,000
Mike LeeRUT$23,000$734,484
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$28,750$11,000
Ed MarkeyDMA$53,250$41,150
John McCainRAZ$2,300$174,320
Claire McCaskillDMO$30,225$51,617
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$65,600$246,506
Bob MenéndezDNJ$46,050$8,000
Jeff MerkleyDOR$6,004$8,153
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$12,200$2,500
Jerry MoranRKS$21,500$7,700
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$4,000$38,750
Chris MurphyDCT$16,350$22,200
Patty MurrayDWA$16,550$46,225
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$28,750$30,750
Rand PaulRKY$2,000$451,693
David PerdueRGA$15,000$202,678
Gary C. PetersDMI$17,400$30,650
Rob PortmanROH$62,250$208,086
John "Jack" ReedDRI$2,000$250
Harry ReidDNV$17,000$6,250
Jim RischRID$9,800$45,587
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$18,350$92,967
Mike RoundsRSD$30,600$63,381
Marco RubioRFL$50,590$859,693
Bernie SandersIVT$750$11,300
Ben SasseRNE$12,300$692,801
Brian SchatzDHI$46,100$31,300
Chuck SchumerDNY$97,002$43,250
Tim ScottRSC$58,350$263,161
Jeff SessionsRAL$7,500$4,000
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$30,600$50,733
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$12,800$4,200
Debbie StabenowDMI$14,150$41,801
Dan SullivanRAK$16,800$596,373
Jon TesterDMT$39,950$39,241
John ThuneRSD$91,650$171,533
Thom TillisRNC$23,300$220,134
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$35,850$1,279,452
Tom UdallDNM$68,600$22,400
David VitterRLA$5,000$1,800
Mark R. WarnerDVA$24,650$9,700
Elizabeth WarrenDMA$20,506$100,609
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$10,116$30,024
Roger F. WickerRMS$28,000$2,000
Ron WydenDOR$35,600$4,500

Interest Groups that supported this bill

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Commercial TV & radio stations$2,723,500

Interest Groups that opposed this bill

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Republican/Conservative$14,631,643
Recorded Music & music production$1,165,449
Entertainment unions$344,500
Labor Unions$197,000
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