[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 153 (Thursday, September 22, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4971-S4972]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

      By Mr. PADILLA (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn):

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  S. 4932. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide 
fair treatment of radio stations and artists for the use of sound 
recordings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Mr. PADILLA. Mr. President, I rise to speak in support of the 
bipartisan American Music Fairness Act, which I introduced with Senator 
Blackburn today.
  Artists pour their heart and soul into the music we enjoy. 
Unfortunately, our current copyright laws do not adequately reflect the 
value of what they have produced.
  Currently, the United States is the only democratic country in the 
world in which artists are not compensated for the use of their music 
on AM/FM radio.
  By requiring broadcast radio corporations to pay performance 
royalties to creators for AM/FM radio plays, the American Music 
Fairness Act would close an antiquated loophole in our copyright law 
which has prevented artists from receiving compensation for the use of 
their music for far too long.
  This royalty stream would be particularly meaningful for the 
thousands of working-class artists who are a critical part of our 
country's vibrant music industry, and it would also be particularly 
meaningful for artists who are not readily able to tour and perform, as 
has unfortunately been the case for artists during the COVID pandemic.
  Additionally and importantly, when American-made music is played 
overseas, other countries collect royalties for American artists and 
producers but never pay those royalties to our artists because we do 
not reciprocate. This inequity costs the American economy and artists 
more than $200 million each year. This is a serious injustice 
considering that America is the origin of so much of the music listened 
to around the world.
  So it is time once and for all to create a regime that is platform 
neutral and which respects the hard work and dignity of our artists.
  But I also want to be clear about something. I am a huge fan of and 
true believer in the importance of local radio to the music industry 
and to communities all across the United States that rely on radio to 
receive timely and relevant news, entertainment, and emergency response 
information. The American Music Fairness Act recognizes and 
acknowledges the important role that locally-owned radio stations play 
by including protections for small, college, and noncommercial 
stations.
  I want to thank Senator Blackburn for introducing this bill with me, 
and I hope our colleagues will join us in supporting the thousands of 
artists across this country who create the music that contributes to 
the soundtrack of our lives.
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      By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Daines, and Mr. 
        Toomey):
  S. 4939. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent 
double dipping between tax credits and grants or loans for clean 
vehicle manufacturers; to the Committee on Finance.
  Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 4939

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Ending Duplicative Subsidies 
     for Electric Vehicles Act''

     SEC. 2. COORDINATION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE CREDITS WITH OTHER 
                   SUBSIDIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 30D(d)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986, as amended by Public Law 117-169, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new sentence: ``Such term 
     shall not include any person who has received a loan under 
     section 136(d) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 
     2007, a loan guarantee under section 1703 of the Energy 
     Policy Act of 2005 with respect to a project described in 
     section 1703(b)(8) of such Act, or a grant under section 
     50143 of the Act titled `An Act to provide for reconciliation 
     pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14' for the taxable year 
     in which the new clean vehicle is placed in service or any 
     prior taxable year.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2022.

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