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HR 2479 99th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Communications and Broadcasting Radio broadcasting

A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit willful or malicious interference to radio communications, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 14, 1985 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) 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
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Became law
May 20, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance.
May 14, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 14, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit willful or malicious interference with the radio communications of any station licensed or authorized by such Act or operated by the U.S. Government.

What's happening now May 20, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 14, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2479: A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit willful or malicious interference to radio communications, and for other purposes.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-2479/
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"H.R. 2479: A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit willful or malicious interference to radio communications, and for other purposes.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-2479/.
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H.R. 2479, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-2479/.
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[H.R. 2479: A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit willful or malicious interference to radio communications, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-2479/)
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