HR 713 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Amateur Radio Spectrum Protection Act of 2003

Introduced Feb 12, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Michael Bilirakis R-FL

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 26, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

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. IntroducedFeb 12, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Amateur Radio Spectrum Protection Act of 2003 - Prohibits the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), after July 1, 2003, from reallocating primary allocations of bands of frequencies of the amateur radio and amateur satellite services, diminishing the secondary allocations of such bands to such services, or making additional allocations within such bands that would substantially reduce their utility to the amateur radio or satellite service, unless the FCC provides equivalent replacement spectrum to amateur radio and satellite service.

Cosponsors 108

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2003 to Nov 17, 2004.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-ARJohn BoozmanFeb 13, 2003
R-OHPatrick J. TiberiFeb 13, 2003
D-NYMichael R. McNultyFeb 27, 2003
R-IAJames A. LeachMar 4, 2003
R-NCCharles H. TaylorMar 11, 2003
R-WYBarbara CubinMar 13, 2003
R-FLDave WeldonMar 13, 2003
D-OHTed StricklandMar 13, 2003
D-KSDennis MooreMar 25, 2003
D-CAZoe LofgrenMar 25, 2003
R-NJScott GarrettMar 26, 2003
R-ILDonald A. ManzulloApr 3, 2003
R-PACurt WeldonApr 9, 2003
R-NELee TerryApr 9, 2003
D-CAMichael M. HondaApr 9, 2003
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 26, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
  2. Feb 12, 2003Introduced in House
  3. Feb 12, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.

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