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H.R. 3565 118th Congress House

Spectrum Auction Reauthorization Act of 2023

Official title: To authorize the Federal Communications Commission to use a system of competitive bidding to grant a license or a permit for use of electromagnetic spectrum an… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To authorize the Federal Communications Commission to use a system of competitive bidding to grant a license or a permit for use of electromagnetic spectrum and to direct proceeds from such a system of competitive bidding for communications and technology initiatives, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 22, 2023 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 13, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 526.
Aug 13, 2024
Committee on Armed Services discharged.
Aug 13, 2024
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-629, Part I.
May 24, 2023
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 50 - 0.
May 24, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 22, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 22, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 13, 2024

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 526.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Spectrum Auction Reauthorization Act of 2023

This bill addresses auctions of, and other matters related to, portions of the electromagnetic spectrum allocated for federal use.

In particular, the bill extends various authorities granted to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to auction spectrum and specifies the distribution of proceeds from auctions. Further, it increases funding available to the FCC for reimbursing communications services providers for replacing equipment or services that pose national security risks.

It also expands permitted uses and other aspects of the Spectrum Relocation Fund (SRF), a funding mechanism through which federal agencies can recover certain costs for spectrum relocation or sharing. For example, it (1) provides SRF funding to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration for implementing incumbent informing capabilities that enable federal spectrum users to alert nonfederal users about where and when federal systems are operating to manage harmful interference in shared spectrum, and (2) directs the Department of Defense to report more extensively about its use of SRF funding.

Additionally, the bill requires activities to (1) expand nonfederal use, shared use, or a combination of those uses of spectrum currently allocated for federal use; and (2) update a memorandum of understanding and otherwise increase coordination to promote efficient and effective use of spectrum allocated for federal use.

The bill also establishes grants for (1) next generation 9-1-1 systems (interoperable Internet Protocol-based systems for receiving 9-1-1 calls); and (2) expanding broadband access through historically Black colleges or universities, tribal colleges or universities, or other minority-serving institutions.

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Nickel, Wiley
· Jul 22, 2024
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Thanedar, Shri
Michigan · Mar 5, 2024
Lesko, Debbie
· May 24, 2023
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 22, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3565: Spectrum Auction Reauthorization Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3565/
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"H.R. 3565: Spectrum Auction Reauthorization Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3565/.
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