US Congress Senate Bill 1682 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on August 1 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-08-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

AIRWAVES Act Advancing Innovation and Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Viable Electromagnetic Spectrum Act This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to complete auctions during each of the next three calendar years that will grant new broadcast licenses for specified frequency spectrum bands. The FCC and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration are directed to identify frequencies in specified spectrum bands that may be utilized for: (1) non-federal unlicensed use; and (2) commercial licensed use. The FCC must allocate 10% of proceeds from each of the spectrum band auctions specified in the bill to expand wireless infrastructure in rural areas that are underserved or unserved. The FCC shall conduct a study on how unlicensed frequency spectrum bands can be utilized for: (1) the provision of healthcare in rural areas, (2) distance learning, and (3) facilitating innovations in agriculture.

AIRWAVES Act Advancing Innovation and Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Viable Electromagnetic Spectrum Act

Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]	Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH]	Sen. David Perdue [R-GA]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]	Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV]	Sen. Ron Johnson [R-WI]	Sen. Angus King [I-ME]
Sen. Todd Young [R-IN]	Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]
Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-08-01	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

HB4953 (Related) 2018-02-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1682/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1682/BILLS-115s1682is.pdf