S 2454 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Auction Reform Act of 2002

Introduced May 2, 2002 Originated Senate Sponsor John Ensign R-NV

Fact sheet

Latest action · May 2, 2002 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMay 2, 2002
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Auction Reform Act of 2002 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934, the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, and other Federal law to repeal current deadlines for licenses for and auctioning of electromagnetic spectrum used by analog television broadcasters (which includes spectrum in the general 700 megahertz range). Prohibits the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from commencing or conducting spectrum auctions 31 and 44, currently scheduled for June 19, 2002.

Requires the FCC to report to Congress: (1) specifying when it intends to reschedule such auctions; and (2) describing progress made in the transition from analog to digital television and in the assignment and allocation of additional spectrum for advanced mobile communications services that warrants the scheduling of such auctions.

Cosponsors 6

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 2, 2002 to May 15, 2002, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MAJohn F. KerryOriginalMay 2, 2002
D-LAJohn B. BreauxMay 7, 2002
D-ORRon WydenMay 10, 2002
R-MSTrent LottMay 13, 2002
R-TXKay Bailey HutchisonMay 14, 2002
D-ARBlanche L. LincolnMay 15, 2002

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 2, 2002Introduced in Senate
  2. May 2, 2002Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 4560Auction Reform Act of 2002Identical billJun 19, 2002

Subjects

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