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November 22, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations on the House Judiciary Committee, commended the Federal Communications Commission's denial yesterday of petitions urging the FCC to stay the Commission's order reducing high long-distance calling rates paid by prisoners and their families.
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November 15, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement on H.Res. 411, articles of impeachment against Attorney General Eric Holder:
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November 14, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressmen Walter B. Jones (NC-3), David Price (NC-4), and Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-3) introduced legislation that would make it illegal for candidates or employees associated with federal political committees to use committee funds for personal activities.
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November 13, 2013
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this bill.
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October 30, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Raúl Labrador (R-ID) and Rep. Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), members of the House Judiciary Committee, introduced a landmark bipartisan bill today to bring common sense and flexibility to federal criminal sentencing laws.
H.R. 848, the Performance Rights Act was reported out of the House Judiciary Committee on May 13, 2009, in a bipartisan 21-9 vote.
This bill will correct our copyright law that allows AM and FM broadcasters to use music without compensating the performers, musicians, and owners who created it.
Under current law, when songs are played on internet radio, satellite radio, audio cable television music stations, television shows, commercials and movies, the performers are paid. Only AM/FM radio has been exempt from fairly compensating artists for the use of their property.