HR 7207 · 110th Congress 2007–2009, ended

Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act of 2008

Introduced Sep 28, 2008 Originated House Sponsor Jay Inslee D-WA

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Latest action · Sep 28, 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedSep 28, 2008
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act of 2008 - Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to require the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to post on its website detailed transition plans from each federal entity that is eligible for payments from the Spectrum Relocation Fund for costs related to the reallocation of frequencies from federal to nonfederal use. Requires the federal entities, to the fullest extent possible, to provide for sharing and coordination of eligible frequencies with commercial licensees. Requires federal entities to complete spectrum relocation within one year of receiving relocation payments.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

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 Sep 28, 2008
Communications and Technology Subcommittee
Referred Sep 28, 2008

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 28, 2008Introduced in House
  2. Sep 28, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  3. Sep 28, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

Related bills 3

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 558Mental Health Parity Act of 2007Related billOct 17, 2007
HR 1367Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007Related billJun 5, 2007
HR 1424A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy and financial system and protecting taxpayers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes.Related billOct 3, 2008

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to improve the process of reallocation of spectrum from Federal government uses to commercial uses.
Short Titles as Introduced
Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act of 2008

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 28, 2008Introduced in House

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