,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ajb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se  
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #i1        
#bjbb,ms4 ,tlaib 7= h]self & ,mr4       
,b[man7 submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t     
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ! ,judici>y  ,,concurr5t            
,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se (        
,congress t x is ! duty ( ! ,f$]al      
,gov]nm5t to e/abli% a new royalty      
program to provide income to featur$ &  
non-featur$ p]=m+ arti/s ^: music or    
audio cont5t is li/5$ to on /ream+ music
 s]vices1 l ,spotify4  ,:]eas /ream+    
music s]vices h become ! dom9ant me?od (
 music consumption1 & pres5tly acc\nt = 
r\ghly #hc p]c5t ( total record$ music  
rev5ue 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas        
provid]s ( /ream+ music s]vice1 l       
,spotify1 saw a #ac4d-p]c5t increase 9  
rev5ues 9 #bjbj1 br++ ,spotify's /ream+ 
music s]vice total rev5ue to            
#aj1ajj1jjj1jjj2 ,:]eas musicians h     
creat$ ! cont5t responsible = ^! record 
valuations1 b are only comp5sat$ on     

av]age #j4jjg p] /ream2 ,:]eas provid]s 
( /ream+ music s]vice comp5sate featur$ 
arti/s at a significantly l[] rate ?an  
traditional physical record sales2      
,:]eas non-featur$ arti/s are pres5tly  
comp5sat$ = digital radio play b receive
 no comp5sation by provid]s ( /ream+    
music s]vice = /ream+ plays2 ,:]eas !   
,,covid-#ai p&emic has significantly    
disrupt$ ! live conc]t indu/ry1 !reby   
r$uc+ alt]native s\rces ( non-royalty   
income = musicians2 ,:]eas1 to ! ext5t !
 rise ( /ream+ music s]vices has b5efit$
 musicians1 x has done s 9 an unequal   
mann]1 ) b5efits accru+ mo/ly to ^? )   
suffici5t b>ga9+ p[] to negotiate ) l>ge
 companies on an individual basis2      
,:]eas exi/+ royalty & remun]ation      
practices are insuffici5t to address &  
cov] new modes ( consumption &          
di/ribution ( music1 z well z prop]ly   
reflect ! value captur$ by /ream+ music 
s]vices ?r\gh data ga!r+ & adv]tis+     
sales2 ,:]eas ensur+ t bo? featur$ &    
non-featur$ arti/s are adequately       

comp5sat$ = _! "w /r5g!ns ! creative    
economy & creates an environm5t )9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates :]e9 su* arti/s feel      
respect$2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates risks  
fall+ beh9d 9 inve/+ 9 musicians )9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates comp>$ to c\ntries su* z  
,france & ,canada1 t h propos$ new      
legislation 9 ! pa/ #d ye>s to address  
inequities 9 ! music-/ream+ indu/ry2    
,:]eas major record companies1 l        
,univ]sal ,music ,gr\p & ,sony ,music1  
:o lic5se musical works to /ream+ music 
s]vices simultane\sly hold significant  
%>ehold] /akes 9 ! und]ly+ /ream+ audio 
s]vice-provid+ companies1 enc\rag+      
collusion at ! exp5se ( ! musicians &   
p]=m+ arti/s !mselves2 & ,:]eas         
copyright collectives l ,sound,exchange1
 :i* adm9i/] /atutory lic5ses & collect 
& di/ribute royalties on behalf (       
featur$ & non-featur$ arti/s1 & own]s ( 
copyrights 9 music record+s1 are        
critical to ! economic heal? ( ! music  
indu/ry3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t is ! s5se 
( ,congress t-- 7#a7 x is ! duty ( !    

,f$]al ,gov]nm5t to e/abli% a new       
/atutory royalty program--  7,a7 to     
provide musicians1 ^: record$ "w is     
li/5$ to on /ream+ music s]vices1 l     
,spotify1 reasonable remun]ation ?r\gh a
 royalty paym5t e>n$ on a p]-/ream      
basis2  7,b7 to ensure /ream+ music     
s]vices1 :i* h become ! dom9ant me?od ( 
music consumption1 comp5sate musicians  
at fair rates t are n significantly l[] 
?an rates e>n$ on traditional physical  
record sales2  7,c7 to avoid fall+ beh9d
 9 inve/+ 9 musicians )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 comp>$ to o!r c\ntries t h already     
propos$ legislation to address          
inequalities 9 ! music indu/ry2 &  7,d7 
to promote an environm5t :]e9 !         
musicians )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates feel       
respect$2 &  7#b7 ! /atutory royalty    
program %\ld be-- 7,a7 adm9i/]$ by      
,sound,exchange & ! ,copyright ,royalty 
,bo>d1 :o w toge!r calculate1 collect1  
reta91 & di/ribute ! royalty paym5ts to 
all eligible musicians ^: record$ "w is 
li/5$ to on /ream+ music s]vices 9      

accordance ) ! /&>ds & guidel9es        
e/abli%$ by ! s*eme2 &  7,b7 fund$ by   
m&atory pro rata contributions collect$ 
by ,sound,exchange f eligible provid]s (
 music-/ream+ s]vice1 z def9$ by !      
program1 ) ! option = ,sound,exchange to
 reque/ additional direct public fund+ z
 x deems to be necess>y & appropriate4