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HR 5486 117th Congress House

SMART Act

Official title: To amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to provide for a standardized framework to facilitate the sharing of e… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to provide for a standardized framework to facilitate the sharing of electromagnetic spectrum between non-Federal users and incumbent Federal entities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 5, 2021 Introduced by: Guthrie, Brett Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Broadcasting, cable, digital technologiesComputer security and identity theftRadio spectrum allocationTelephone and wireless communication
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 15, 2022
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Jun 15, 2022
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 6, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Oct 5, 2021
Introduced in House
Oct 5, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Latest action June 15, 2022

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Simplifying Management, Reallocation, and Transfer of Spectrum Act or the SMART Act

This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to implement a standardized framework that facilitates the sharing of electromagnetic spectrum between nonfederal users and federal entities.

This framework must enable the secure management of harmful interference between nonfederal users and federal entities that share a spectrum band in order to ensure access by such nonfederal users to the spectrum band.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jul 12, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5486: SMART Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5486/
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"H.R. 5486: SMART Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5486/.
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H.R. 5486, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5486/.
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