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S 537 108th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications Administrative procedure Communication satellites Federal Communications Commission Government Operations and Politics Independent regulatory commissions Law Radio broadcasting Radio spectrum allocation Radio stations

Amateur Radio Spectrum Protection Act of 2003

Introduced: March 5, 2003 Introduced by: Crapo, Mike Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov
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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.
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Mar 5, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Mar 5, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amateur Radio Spectrum Protection Act of 2003 - Prohibits the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from reallocating primary allocations of bands of frequencies of the amateur radio and amateur satellite services, diminishing the secondary allocations of such bands to such services, or making additional allocations within such bands that would substantially reduce their utility to the amateur radio or satellite service, unless the FCC provides equivalent replacement spectrum to amateur radio and satellite service.
What's happening now March 5, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jun 20, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 537: Amateur Radio Spectrum Protection Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-537/
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"S. 537: Amateur Radio Spectrum Protection Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-537/.
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S. 537, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-537/.
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