,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #af  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ae1     
#bjac ,mr4 ,conaway 7= himself1 ,mr4    
,alex&]1 ,mr4 ,bonn]1 ,mr4 ,b\/any1 ,mr4
 ,butt]field1 ,mr4 ,calv]t1 ,mrs4       
,capito1 ,mr4 ,capuano1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1  
,mr4 ,c(fman1 ,mr4 ,c\rtney1 ,mr4 ,cole1
 ,mr4 ,cr5%aw1 ,mr4 ,d5t1 ,mr4          
,diaz-,bal>t1 ,mr4 ,d+ell1 ,mrs4        
,ellm]s1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,flem+1
 ,mr4 ,flores1 ,mr4 ,g5e ,gre5 ( ,texas1
 ,mr4 ,g+rey ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,grang]1  
,mr4 ,h>p]1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s ( ,florida1 ,mr4
 ,ha/+s ( ,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 ,h9ojosa1 ,mr4 
,huelskamp1 ,mr4 ,hultgr51 ,mr4 ,k9z+] (
 ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,joyce1 ,mr4 ,kl9e1 ,mr4
 ,lamborn1 ,mr4 ,lance1 ,mr4 ,loebsack1 
,mr4 ,long1 ,mr4 ,luetkemey]1 ,mr4      
,mc,henry1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,mi*aud1   
,mr4 ,mill] ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,neugebau]1
 ,mr4 ,nunnelee1 ,mr4 ,olson1 ,mr4      
,pe>ce1 ,mr4 ,petri1 ,mr4 ,poe ( ,texas1
 ,mr4 ,pompeo1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,mr4 ,rog]s
 ( ,k5tucky1 ,mr4 ,rog]s ( ,alabama1    

,mr4 ,rog]s ( ,mi*igan1 ,mr4 ,royce1    
,mr4 ,runyan1 ,mr4 ,ryan ( ,ohio1 ,mr4  
,s>banes1 ,mr4 ,s*weik]t1 ,mr4          
,sessions1 ,mr4 ,%imkus1 ,mr4 ,simpson1 
,mr4 ,/iv]s1 ,mr4 ,t]ry1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (
 ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,tib]i1 ,mr4 ,turn]1
 ,mr4 ,visclosky1 ,mr4 ,walb]g1 ,mr4    
,wald51 ,mr4 ,we/morel&1 ,mr4 ,wittman1 
,mr4 ,wilson ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4       
,womack1 & ,mrs4 ,mc,carthy ( ,new      
,york7 submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t      
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ! ,judici>y  ,,concurr5t            
,,resolution  ,support+ ! ,local ,radio 
,fre$om ,act4  ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
enjoys broadca/+ & s\nd record+         
indu/ries t are ! envy ( ! _w1 due to ! 
symbiotic relation%ip t has exi/$ among 
^! indu/ries = _m decades2 ,:]eas = m   
?an #hj ye>s1 ,congress has reject$     
repeat$ calls by ! record+ indu/ry to   
impose a p]=mance fee on local radio    
/ations = simply play+ music on ! radio 
& upsett+ ! mutually b5eficial          
relation%ip betwe5 local radio & !      

record+ indu/ry2 ,:]eas local radio     
/ations provide free publicity &        
promotion to ! record+ indu/ry & p]=m]s 
( music 9 ! =m ( radio air play1        
int]views ) p]=m]s1 introduction ( new  
p]=m]s1 conc]t promotions1 & publicity t
 promotes ! sale ( music1 conc]t        
tickets1 r+ tones1 music videos &       
associat$ m]*&ise2 ,:]eas ,congress f\nd
 t 8! sale ( _m s\nd record+s & ! c>e]s 
( _m p]=m]s b5efit$ consid]ably f       
airplay & o!r promotional activities    
provid$ by bo? noncomm]cial &           
adv]tis]-support$1 free ov]-!-air       
broadca/+02 ,:]eas local radio          
broadca/]s provide t5s ( ?\s&s ( h\rs ( 
ess5tial local news & wea!r in=mation   
dur+ times ( national em]g5cies &       
natural disa/]s1 z well z public affairs
 programm+1 sports1 & hundr$s ( millions
 ( doll>s ( "t = public s]vice          
ann\ncem5ts & local fund rais+ ef=ts =  
wor?y *>itable causes1 all ( :i* are    
jeop>diz$ if local radio /ations are =c$
 to div]t rev5ues to pay = a new        

p]=mance fee2 ,:]eas !re are _m ?\s&s ( 
local radio /ations t w suff] sev]e     
economic h>d%ip if any new p]=mance fee 
is impos$1 z w _m o!r small bus9esses t 
play music includ+ b>s1 re/aurants1     
retail e/abli%m5ts1 sports & o!r        
ent]ta9m5t v5ues1 %opp+ c5t]s &         
transportation facilities2 & ,:]eas !   
h>d%ip t w\ld result f a new p]=mance   
fee w\ld hurt ,am]ican bus9esses1 &     
ultimately ! ,am]ican consum]s :o rely  
on local radio = news1 wea!r1 &         
ent]ta9m5t2 & su* a p]=mance fee is n   
ju/ifi$ :5 ! curr5t sy/em has produc$ ! 
mo/ prolific & innovative broadca/+1    
music1 & s\nd record+ indu/ries 9 ! _w3 
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ,congress %\ld n   
impose any new p]=mance fee1 tax1       
royalty1 or o!r *>ge relat+ to ! public 
p]=mance ( s\nd record+s on a local     
radio /ation = broadca/+ s\nd record+s  
ov]-!-air1 or on any bus9ess = su*      
public p]=mance ( s\nd record+s4