HR 783
106th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Administrative procedure
Amateur radio stations
Communication satellites
Federal Communications Commission
Government Operations and Politics
Independent regulatory commissions
Law
Radio broadcasting
Radio spectrum allocation
Space activities
Amateur Radio Spectrum Protection Act of 1999
Introduced: February 23, 1999
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 3, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
Feb 23, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Feb 23, 1999
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amateur Radio Spectrum Protection Act of 1999 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), after July 1, 1999, from making any reallocations of amateur radio service and amateur satellite service frequency bands, diminishing the secondary allocations of such bands or making additional allocations within such bands that would substantially reduce their utility unless at the same time the FCC provides equivalent replacement spectrum.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
Committees of jurisdiction
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