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HR 3572 105th Congress House

Amateur Radio Spectrum Protection Act of 1998

Official title: To ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators.

Introduced: September 25, 1998 See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Amateur radio stationsRadio broadcastingRadio spectrum allocation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Apr 17, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
Mar 27, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Mar 27, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 17, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amateur Radio Spectrum Protection Act of 1998 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), after July 1, 1998, from making any reallocations of amateur radio service (ARS) frequency bands, diminishing the secondary allocations of such bands to ARS, or making additional allocations within such bands that would substantially reduce their utility to ARS, unless at the same time the FCC provides equivalent replacement spectrum to ARS.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 1 Republican 3 Independent 1
BUYER, STEPHEN
· Oct 9, 1998
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Sep 25, 1998
SANDLIN, MAX
· Aug 6, 1998
LAMPSON, NICK
· Jul 24, 1998
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Jul 20, 1998
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 25, 1998
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · May 21, 1998
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · May 21, 1998
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 29, 1998
NETHERCUTT, GEORGE
· Apr 21, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3572: Amateur Radio Spectrum Protection Act of 1998. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3572/
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"H.R. 3572: Amateur Radio Spectrum Protection Act of 1998." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3572/.
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H.R. 3572, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3572/.
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