HR 1646 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

HERO Act

Introduced Apr 14, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Jane Harman D-CA

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Latest action · May 13, 2005 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. IntroducedApr 14, 2005
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Homeland Emergency Response Operations Act or HERO Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from granting any extension beyond December 31, 2006, for the reassignment of the frequencies assigned for public safety services. Directs the FCC to complete assignment of the electromagnetic spectrum between 764 and 776 megahertz and between 794 and 806 megahertz for public safety services and to permit operations by public safety services on those frequencies no later than January 1, 2007.

Cosponsors 43

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 14, 2005 to Feb 8, 2006; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalApr 14, 2005
D-NCBob EtheridgeOriginalApr 14, 2005
R-CTChristopher ShaysOriginalApr 14, 2005
R-PACurt WeldonOriginalApr 14, 2005
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalApr 14, 2005
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalApr 14, 2005
D-CAEllen O. TauscherOriginalApr 14, 2005
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalApr 14, 2005
D-TNHarold E. Ford Jr.OriginalApr 14, 2005
D-CAHoward L. BermanOriginalApr 14, 2005
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalApr 14, 2005
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldOriginalApr 14, 2005
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalApr 14, 2005
D-CALoretta SanchezOriginalApr 14, 2005
D-HINeil AbercrombieOriginalApr 14, 2005
D-NYNita M. LoweyOriginalApr 14, 2005
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsOriginalApr 14, 2005
R-NJRodney P. FrelinghuysenOriginalApr 14, 2005
D-NYSteve IsraelOriginalApr 14, 2005
R-NMHeather WilsonSep 22, 2005
D-ILMelissa L. BeanSep 22, 2005
D-NJSteven R. RothmanSep 22, 2005
D-CAMike ThompsonOct 7, 2005
D-HIEd CaseDec 8, 2005
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeDec 8, 2005
D-CATom LantosDec 8, 2005
D-WAAdam SmithDec 13, 2005
I-VTBernard SandersDec 13, 2005
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyDec 13, 2005
D-MDChris Van HollenDec 13, 2005
D-GADavid ScottDec 13, 2005
D-MOIke SkeltonDec 13, 2005
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.Dec 13, 2005
R-NYJohn M. McHughDec 13, 2005
D-TXLloyd DoggettDec 13, 2005
R-PAMichael G. FitzpatrickDec 13, 2005
D-PARobert A. BradyDec 13, 2005
D-FLRobert WexlerDec 13, 2005
D-MAJames P. McGovernDec 14, 2005
R-PAPhil EnglishDec 14, 2005
D-MOEmanuel CleaverDec 16, 2005
D-ILLane EvansDec 16, 2005
D-MAJohn F. TierneyFeb 8, 2006

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Apr 14, 2005
Communications and Technology Subcommittee
Referred May 13, 2005

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 13, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
  2. Apr 15, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E665)
  3. Apr 14, 2005Introduced in House
  4. Apr 14, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E665Jane Harman D-CAApr 15, 2005

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 2

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 109-62THE STATE OF INTEROPERABLE COMMUNICATIONS PART I, II AND III166 pagesHomeland Security CommitteeFeb 15, 2006–Apr 25, 2006
Serial No. 109-46FEDERALISM AND DISASTER REPONSE: EXAMINING THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES109 pagesHomeland Security CommitteeOct 19, 2005

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To provide for the expedited and increased assignment of spectrum for public safety purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Homeland Emergency Response Operations Act
HERO Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 14, 2005Introduced in House

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