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12/18/2007--Introduced.<br/>Performance Rights Act - Amends federal copyright law to: (1) grant performers of sound recordings equal rights to compensation from terrestrial broadcasters; (2) establish a flat annual fee in lieu of payment of royalties for individual terrestrial broadcast stations with gross revenues of less than $1.25 million and for non-commercial, public broadcast stations; (3) grant an exemption from royalty payments for broadcasts of religious services and for incidental uses of musical sound recordings; and (4) grant terrestrial broadcast stations that make limited feature uses of sound recordings a per program license option.<br/>Provides that nothing in this Act shall adversely affect the public performance rights or royalties payable to songwriters or copyright owners of musical works.<br/>

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Linda Sánchez [D, CA-39] 934 N00024870 7170 Democrat 202-225-6676 Roman Catholic CA Linda Sanchez 1.6 http://www.lindasanchez.house.gov/ S001150 1960-06-22 2939 326 Cannon House Office Building http://schiff.house.gov/HoR/CA29/Contact+Information/Contact+Form.htm 29 202-225-5828 Adam 'd':4 'ca':5 '-29':6 'rep':1 'adam':2,7,9 'schiff':3,8,10 M 400361 Schiff Adam_B._Schiff B. Rep. Adam Schiff [D, CA-29] 1339 N00009585 7340 Democrat 202-225-4176 CA Adam Schiff 2.80952380952381 http://schiff.house.gov/HoR/CA29/ S000275 1949-10-22 4343 306 Cannon House Office Building http://www.house.gov/formshadegg/emailtemplate.htm 3 202-225-3462 John 'r':4 '-3':6 'az':5 'rep':1 'john':2,7,9 'shadegg':3,8,10 M 400368 Shadegg John_B._Shadegg B. Rep. 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Zach Wamp [R, TN-3] 1836 N00003159 6523 Republican 202-225-3271 Baptist TN Zach Wamp 4.1 http://www.house.gov/wamp/ W000797 1966-09-27 3745 118 Cannon House Office Building http://wassermanschultz.house.gov/zipauth.htm 20 202-225-2052 Debbie 'd':5 'fl':6 '-20':7 'rep':1 'debbi':2,8,11 'schultz':4,10,13 'wasserman':3,9,12 F 400623 Wasserman Schultz Debbie_Wasserman_Schultz Wasserman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D, FL-20] 1699 N00026106 8686 Democrat 202-225-7931 Jewish FL Debbie Wasserman Schultz 4.5 http://www.flsenate.gov/Legislators/index.cfm?Members=View+Page&LastName=Wasserman%20Schultz&District_Num_Link=034&Title=%2D%3ESenate%2D%3EWasserman%2 W000792 1964-09-04 5093 1122 Longworth House Office Building http://weiner.house.gov/email_anthony.aspx 9 202-226-7253 Anthony 'd':4 '-9':6 'ny':5 'rep':1 'weiner':3,8,10 'anthoni':2,7,9 M 400426 Weiner Anthony_D._Weiner David Rep. Anthony Weiner [D, NY-9] 2372 N00001110 7095 Democrat 202-225-6616 Jewish NY Anthony Weiner 5.66666666666667 http://www.house.gov/weiner/ BrianIndovina W000314 1961-01-02 5692 2241 Rayburn House Office Building http://wexler.house.gov/email.shtml 19 202-225-5974 Robert 'd':4 'fl':5 '-19':6 'rep':1 'robert':2,7,9 'wexler':3,8,10 M 400430 Wexler Robert_Wexler Rep. Robert Wexler [D, FL-19] 2025 N00002905 8128 Democrat 202-225-3001 Jewish FL Robert Wexler 4.38888888888889 http://wexler.house.gov/ CongressmanWexler action 48187 1214452800 Thu Jun 26 00:00:00 -0500 2008 164980 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote . action 48187 1214452800 Thu Jun 26 00:00:00 -0500 2008 164979 Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. action 48187 1213156800 Wed Jun 11 00:00:00 -0500 2008 163889 Subcommittee Hearings Held. action 48187 1200286800 Mon Jan 14 00:00:00 -0600 2008 143055 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property. introduced 48187 1197954000 Tue Dec 18 00:00:00 -0600 2007 140832 action 48187 1197954000 Tue Dec 18 00:00:00 -0600 2007 140833 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. action 48187 1197954000 Tue Dec 18 00:00:00 -0600 2007 143054 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2606-2607)