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HR 1506 114th Congress House

Small Business Access to Spectrum Act of 2015

Official title: To direct the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate rules in an open proceeding with respect to updating its competitive bidding rules.

Introduced: June 23, 2015 Introduced by: Pallone, Frank Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory proceduresFederal Communications Commission (FCC)Telephone and wireless communication
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 20, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Mar 19, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 19, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 20, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Business Access to Spectrum Act of 2015

Directs the Federal Communications Commission, within 90 days after enactment of this Act, to promulgate rules in WT Docket No. 14-170 concerning updating rules governing competitive bidding for spectrum licenses.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 23, 2015
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Mar 26, 2015
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Mar 26, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1506: Small Business Access to Spectrum Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1506/
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