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S 2869 107th Congress Senate

A bill 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: October 17, 2002 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 22, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Nov 19, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 19, 2002
Received in the House.
Nov 19, 2002
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 14, 2002
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 14, 2002
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 14, 2002
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S11153-11154)
Nov 14, 2002
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Aug 1, 2002
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Aug 1, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7939)
Aug 1, 2002
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 2

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to 1 pending / other

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 4,957 – To authorize the Federal Communications Commission to refund deposits and downpayments made by Auction 35 win… Agreed to Nov 14, 2002
SAMDT 4,891 – – Pending Oct 17, 2002
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 Latest action November 22, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

 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.

 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5 Republican 2
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Oct 17, 2002
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Oct 2, 2002
 D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Sep 30, 2002
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 30, 2002
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Sep 19, 2002
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Sep 13, 2002
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Sep 10, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2869: A bill 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-S-2869/
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