Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act
Latest action · Dec 19, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, 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.
- IntroducedDec 16, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act - Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to authorize owners and operators of wireless microphones operating on a primary basis in the VHF bands and on a secondary basis in the UHF bands to have access to the geolocation database maintained to prohibit the operation of unlicensed TV band devices on protected frequencies.
Specifies registration sites (for the purpose of identifying locations to be protected through database registration).
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 21, 2010 to Sep 29, 2010.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jan 21, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Jan 21, 2010 | |
| R-TX | Kevin Brady | Jan 21, 2010 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jan 21, 2010 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Jan 21, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Feb 4, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Feb 4, 2010 | |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Feb 23, 2010 | |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Feb 25, 2010 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Mar 9, 2010 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Mar 9, 2010 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Mar 17, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Apr 26, 2010 | |
| R-NV | Dean Heller | Jun 8, 2010 | |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Jun 22, 2010 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Sep 15, 2010 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Sep 23, 2010 | |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | Sep 29, 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 Dec 16, 2009 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred Dec 19, 2009 | |
| Communications and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Dec 19, 2009 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 19, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
- Dec 19, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet.
- Dec 16, 2009Introduced in House
- Dec 16, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Federal Communications Commission to authorize access by owners and operators of certain wireless microphones to a geolocation database maintained for the purpose of prohibiting the operation of unlicensed TV band devices on protected frequencies, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act
Subjects
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Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 16, 2009Introduced in House
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