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Don't Break Up the T-Band Act of 2018

Introduced: March 14, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 2, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Feb 26, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 26, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Don't Break Up the T-Band Act of 2018

This bill repeals the provision of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 that directs the Federal Communications Commission to reallocate and auction the 470-512 MHz band (referred to as the "T-Band spectrum").

What's happening now March 2, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 6
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jul 24, 2018
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jul 10, 2018
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· May 25, 2018
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · May 17, 2018
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 1, 2018
 D
Torres, Norma J.
California · Apr 23, 2018
Donovan, Daniel
· Apr 2, 2018
MacArthur, Thomas
· Mar 14, 2018
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Mar 6, 2018
Zeldin, Lee
· Feb 26, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5085: Don't Break Up the T-Band Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5085/
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"H.R. 5085: Don't Break Up the T-Band Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5085/.
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