Lobbying Relationship

Client

Salem Communications Corporation

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Lobbying firm

Aduston Consulting, LLC

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  • H.Con.Res.20, S.Con.Res.5, The Local Radio Freedom Act. That Congress should not impose any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge- (1) relating to the public performance of sound recordings on a local radio station for broadcasting sound recordings over the air; or (2) on any business for the public performance of sound recordings on a local radio station broadcast over the air.

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General Issues: Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV

Spending: about $280,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2006: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), U.S. Senate,

Bills mentioned

S.CON.RES.6: A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

Sponsor: John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)

H.CON.RES.17: Original NAACP Resolution of 2017

Sponsor: Al Green (D-Texas)

H.R.3350: Transparency in Music Licensing and Ownership Act

Sponsor: F. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.)

H.CON.RES.17: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

Sponsor: K. Michael Conaway (R-Texas)

S.CON.RES.4: A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

Sponsor: John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)

S.CON.RES.6: A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

Sponsor: John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)

H.CON.RES.16: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

Sponsor: K. Michael Conaway (R-Texas)

H.R.3219: Free Market Royalty Act

Sponsor: Melvin Watt (D-N.C.)

H.R.4588: Protecting the Rights of Musicians Act

Sponsor: Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.)

H.R.4079: Songwriter Equity Act of 2014

Sponsor: Doug Collins (R-Ga.)

S.2219: Hate Crime Reporting Act of 2014

Sponsor: Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)

H.R.6480: Internet Radio Fairness Act of 2012

Sponsor: Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah)

S.3690: Government Contracting Improvement Act of 2012

Sponsor: Patrick J. Toomey (R-Pa.)

H.R.3261: Stop Online Piracy Act

Sponsor: Lamar Smith (R-Texas)

H.CON.RES.21: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

Sponsor: K. Michael Conaway (R-Texas)

S.CON.RES.7: A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

Sponsor: John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)

S.968: PROTECT IP Act of 2011

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

S.978: A bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement...

Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

S.379: Performance Rights Act

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

H.R.848: Performance Rights Act

Sponsor: John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.)

S.CON.RES.14: A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

Sponsor: Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.)

H.CON.RES.49: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

Sponsor: Gene Green (D-Texas)

S.592: Local Community Radio Act of 2009

Sponsor: Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)

H.R.6533: Local Community Radio Act of 2010

Sponsor: Mike Doyle (D-Pa.)

S.34: Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009

Sponsor: Jim DeMint (R-S.C.)

H.R.226: Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009

Sponsor: Mike Pence (R-Ind.)

S.256: Perform Act of 2007

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

H.R.4789: Performance Rights Act

Sponsor: Howard L. Berman (D-Calif.)

H.CON.RES.244: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

Sponsor: Gene Green (D-Texas)

S.CON.RES.82: A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

Sponsor: Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.)

H.R.2060: Internet Radio Equality Act

Sponsor: Jay Inslee (D-Wash.)

S.1353: Internet Radio Equality Act of 2007

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.R.2905: Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007

Sponsor: Mike Pence (R-Ind.)

S.1748: Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007

Sponsor: Norm Coleman (R-Minn.)

H.R.7084: Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008

Sponsor: Jay Inslee (D-Wash.)

S.3325: Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of...

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

H.R.310: Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005

Sponsor: Fred Upton (R-Mich.)

S.193: Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005

Sponsor: Sam Brownback (R-Kan.)

H.R.1036: Copyright Royalty Judges Program Technical Corrections Act

Sponsor: Lamar Smith (R-Texas)

H.R.5447: Music Modernization Act

Sponsor: Robert W. Goodlatte (R-Va.)

S.2334: Music Modernization Act of 2018

Sponsor: Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)

S.CON.RES.6: A concurrent resolution authorizing the printing of a commemorative...

Sponsor: Roy Blunt (R-Mo.)

H.CON.RES.17: Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the provision of a basic...

Sponsor: Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.)

H.CON.RES.20: Expressing the sense of Congress that schools should safely reopen for...

Sponsor: Bryan Steil (R-Wis.)

S.CON.RES.5: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the...

Sponsor: Bernard Sanders (ID-Vt.)

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Lobbyists

Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.

Lobbyist Covered positions?
Karl Gallant n/a
Robert Powers n/a

Disclosures Filed

Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.

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Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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