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S. 3433 112th Congress Senate

Radio Spectrum Inventory Act of 2012

Official title: A bill to require a radio spectrum inventory of bands managed by the Federal Communications Commission and the National Telecommunications & Information Administration.

Introduced: July 25, 2012 See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Administrative remediesBroadcasting, cable, digital technologiesCongressional oversightFederal Communications Commission (FCC)
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This bill died when the 112th Congress ended
It never became law before the 112th Congress (2011–2012) 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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Jul 25, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jul 25, 2012
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5385)
Jul 25, 2012
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action July 25, 2012

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Radio Spectrum Inventory Act of 2012 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), subject to specified national security, classified information, and public safety exceptions, and in consultation with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Office of Science and Technology Policy, to: (1) biennially inventory each radio spectrum band from 300 megahertz to at least 6.5 gigahertz managed by each such agency, including information on the total spectrum authorized for each licensee or federal government user and the approximate number of deployed or authorized transmitters, end-user terminals, or receivers (excluding unintended radiators) in the band; and (2) make the information available to the public on a searchable Internet website.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3433: Radio Spectrum Inventory Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3433/
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"S. 3433: Radio Spectrum Inventory Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3433/.
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S. 3433, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3433/.
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