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HR 4720 107th Congress House

Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Consistency Act of 2002

Official title: To provide that private land use rules be treated as State or local regulation for purposes of certain Federal Communications Commission regulations.

Introduced: May 14, 2002 See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Administrative procedureAmateur radio stationsAntennasFederal Communications Commission
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 3, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
May 14, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E801)
May 14, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 14, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 3, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Consistency Act of 2002 - Provides that, for purposes of the Federal Communications Commission's regulation relating to station antenna structures in the amateur radio services, any private land use rules applicable to such structures shall be treated as a State or local regulation and subject to the same requirements and limitations of such a regulation.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 2 Republican 3
COMBEST, LARRY
· Oct 28, 2002
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 26, 2002
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Sep 19, 2002
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Sep 9, 2002
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Jul 9, 2002
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 24, 2002
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Jun 24, 2002
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · May 14, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4720: Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Consistency Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4720/
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"H.R. 4720: Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Consistency Act of 2002." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4720/.
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