Radio Spectrum Inventory Act
Latest action · Apr 15, 2010 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 347.
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.
- IntroducedJul 8, 2009
- Passed HouseApr 14, 2010
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Radio Spectrum Inventory Act - Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to require the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to: (1) create and maintain an inventory of each radio spectrum band of frequencies listed in the United States Table of Frequency Allocations from 225 megahertz to, at a minimum, 3.7 gigahertz, and to 10 gigahertz unless the NTIA and the FCC determine that the burden of expanding the inventory outweighs the benefit; (2) create a portal or website to make the inventory available to the public; and (3) report to Congress.
Requires a report by the NTIA and FCC to Congress on which spectrum, if any, should be reallocated or otherwise made available for shared access.
Creates exceptions to the inventorying, public disclosure, and reporting requirements of this Act, including exceptions relating to: (1) national security, homeland security, and public safety; and (2) confidential and proprietary information.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 201 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed394–18 | Apr 14, 2010 |
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 8, 2009 to Apr 13, 2010, with 17 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Jul 8, 2009 |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Original | Jul 8, 2009 |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Original | Jul 8, 2009 |
| R-FL | Cliff Stearns | Original | Jul 8, 2009 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Jul 8, 2009 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Jul 8, 2009 |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Original | Jul 8, 2009 |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Original | Jul 8, 2009 |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Original | Jul 8, 2009 |
| R-TX | Joe Barton | Original | Jul 8, 2009 |
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | Original | Jul 8, 2009 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Jul 8, 2009 |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Original | Jul 8, 2009 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Jul 8, 2009 |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Original | Jul 8, 2009 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 15, 2010Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 347.
- Apr 14, 2010At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Apr 14, 2010Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2552-2553)
- Apr 14, 2010Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2525-2530)
- Apr 14, 2010DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3125.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 15, 2010Placed on Calendar Senate
- Apr 14, 2010Engrossed in House
- Apr 13, 2010Reported in House
- Jul 8, 2009Introduced in House
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