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HR 1425 108th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications Emergency Management Emergency communication systems Law Licenses Radio spectrum allocation

HERO Act

Introduced: March 25, 2003 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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 3 steps
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Apr 10, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Mar 25, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 25, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Homeland Emergency Response Operations Act or HERO Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from granting any extension beyond December 31, 2006, for the reassignment of the frequencies assigned for public safety services. Directs the FCC to complete assignment of the electromagnetic spectrum between 764 and 776 megahertz and between 794 and 806 megahertz for public safety services and to permit operations by public safety services on those frequencies no later than January 1, 2007.
What's happening now April 10, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1425: HERO Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1425/
MLA
"H.R. 1425: HERO Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1425/.
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H.R. 1425, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1425/.
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[H.R. 1425: HERO Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1425/)
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