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  • H. CON. RES. 12, known as the Local Radio Freedom Act, opposes the imposition of a performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge on local radio stations for playing music. The resolution emphasizes that the current relationship between radio stations and the music industry has historically...

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    H. CON. RES. 12 wants to make sure local radio stations don't have to pay extra money to play music, so they can keep bringing us news and fun songs without worrying about extra costs.

  • H. R. 596 aims to evaluate whether combining certain federal grant programs for insular areas would be beneficial for Puerto Rico. The bill mandates a study by the Comptroller General to explore how Puerto Rican agencies currently access federal funding and what improvements...

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    This bill wants to check if it would be helpful to combine some money programs for Puerto Rico to make things easier for them to get money from the government. It asks a group to study how Puerto Rico gets this money now and how it could be better, and they must share their findings with some important people.