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HR 4738 107th Congress House

To facilitate the ability of certain spectrum auction winners to pursue alternative measures required in the public interest to meet the needs of wireless telecommunications consumers.

Introduced: September 9, 2002 See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Administrative remediesAuctionsCollection of accountsCommerce
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Federal Communications CommissionGovernment Operations and PoliticsIndependent regulatory commissionsLawLicensesRadio spectrum allocationTelevision frequency allocationWireless communication
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It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 9, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6088-6089)
Jun 3, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
May 15, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 15, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 9, 2002

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6088-6089)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), within 15 days after the enactment of this Act, to return to the winning bidders of spectrum auction 35 the full amount of all deposits and down payments made for licenses that the FCC has not delivered by such date.

Frees each winning bidder that elects within such period to relinquish a license not yet delivered of all license obligations such bidder would otherwise have had, including the obligation to pay the full amount of its winning bid upon license delivery.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Thompson, Mike
California · Sep 24, 2002
JOHN, CHRISTOPHER
· Sep 19, 2002
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Sep 19, 2002
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Sep 9, 2002
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· Jul 24, 2002
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4738: To facilitate the ability of certain spectrum auction winners to pursue alternative measures required in the public interest to meet the needs of wireless telecommunications consumers.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4738/
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"H.R. 4738: To facilitate the ability of certain spectrum auction winners to pursue alternative measures required in the public interest to meet the needs of wireless telecommunications consumers.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4738/.
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H.R. 4738, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4738/.
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