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; 17 are original cosponsors, there from 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 |
| R-IN | Steve Buyer | Original | Jul 8, 2009 |
| D-OH | Zachary T. Space | Original | Jul 8, 2009 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Jan 19, 2010 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Jan 19, 2010 | |
| R-MI | Mike Rogers | Jan 19, 2010 | |
| R-CA | Mary Bono | Mar 4, 2010 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Mar 4, 2010 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Mar 9, 2010 | |
| R-OK | John Sullivan | Mar 9, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Mar 9, 2010 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Mar 15, 2010 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Apr 13, 2010 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Apr 13, 2010 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Apr 13, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jul 8, 2009Markup Mar 10, 2010Reported Apr 13, 2010 |
| Communications and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Jul 9, 2009Hearings Dec 15, 2009Markup Jan 21, 2010Reported Jan 21, 2010 |
Actions 18
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, 2010Mr. Boucher moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 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.
- 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.
In the Congressional Record 2
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E553 | Michael F. Doyle D-PA | Apr 15, 2010 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2525–H2530Text printed H2525Recorded votes H2552enact | Anna G. Eshoo D-CA, Cliff Stearns R-FL, Edward J. Markey D-MA, G. K. Butterfield D-NC, George Radanovich R-CA, Henry A. Waxman D-CA, Jay Inslee D-WA, Jerry McNerney D-CA, Joseph R. Pitts R-PA, Marsha Blackburn R-TN, Patrick J. Murphy D-PA, Paul C. Broun R-GA, Peter Welch D-VT, Rick Boucher D-VA, Steve Scalise R-LA, Zachary T. Space D-OH | Apr 14, 2010 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Mar 22, 2010H.R. 3125, Radio Spectrum Inventory Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 10, 2010</p>
- Mar 22, 2010H.R. 3125, Radio Spectrum Inventory ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 10, 2010
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 111-109 | OVERSIGHT OF THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION: THE NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN264 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Mar 25, 2010 |
| Serial No. 111-89 | H.R. 3125, THE RADIO SPECTRUM INVENTORY ACT, AND H.R. 3019, THE SPECTRUM RELOCATION IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2009136 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Dec 15, 2009 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Radio Spectrum Inventory Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Radio Spectrum Inventory Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Radio Spectrum Inventory Act
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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