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HR 4353 111th Congress House

Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act

Official title: To require the Federal Communications Commission to authorize access by owners and operators of certain wireless microphones to a geolocation database maintain… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Federal Communications Commission to authorize access by owners and operators of certain wireless microphones to a geolocation database maintained for the purpose of prohibiting the operation of unlicensed TV band devices on protected frequencies, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 9, 2010 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) 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
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 19, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet.
Dec 19, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Dec 16, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 16, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 19, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act - Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to authorize owners and operators of wireless microphones operating on a primary basis in the VHF bands and on a secondary basis in the UHF bands to have access to the geolocation database maintained to prohibit the operation of unlicensed TV band devices on protected frequencies.

Specifies registration sites (for the purpose of identifying locations to be protected through database registration).

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Sep 23, 2010
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Sep 15, 2010
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Apr 26, 2010
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 9, 2010
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 4, 2010
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4353: Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4353/
MLA
"H.R. 4353: Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4353/.
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H.R. 4353, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4353/.
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