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HR 3349 98th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications Communication policy Communications and Broadcasting Radio broadcasting Radio spectrum allocation

A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to limit the Government use of frequencies allocated for radio broadcast stations.

Introduced: June 16, 1983 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 98th Congress (1983–1984) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 23, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance.
Jun 16, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 16, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Communication Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to prohibit the assignment or use of any radio frequency by any Government radio station. Provides exemptions for: (1) the Voice of America; (2) radio broadcasting for agency use if the station involved does not operate at more than 1000 watts output; (3) the war powers of the President; and (4) public broadcast stations.

What's happening now June 23, 1983

Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jun 16, 1983
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3349: A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to limit the Government use of frequencies allocated for radio broadcast stations.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-3349/
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"H.R. 3349: A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to limit the Government use of frequencies allocated for radio broadcast stations.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-3349/.
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H.R. 3349, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-3349/.
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