US SB2223 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-3)
Status: Introduced on July 23 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-23 - 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]
Status: Introduced on July 23 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-23 - 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]
Summary
Requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish a bidding marketplace for the use of commercially licensed spectrum in lower-frequency bands and to make additional unlicensed spectrum available in higher-frequency bands. From the proceeds of transactions conducted under the bill, 10% shall be allocated for the placement of wireless infrastructure in rural areas with limited or no wireless internet service.
Title
AIRWAVES Act Advancing Innovation and Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Viable Electromagnetic Spectrum Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO] | Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH] | Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL] | Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV] |
| Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT] | Sen. David Perdue [R-GA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-23 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. |
Subjects
Congressional oversight
Internet and video services
Licensing and registrations
Radio spectrum allocation
Rural conditions and development
Science, technology, communications
Telephone and wireless communication
Internet and video services
Licensing and registrations
Radio spectrum allocation
Rural conditions and development
Science, technology, communications
Telephone and wireless communication
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2223/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2223/BILLS-116s2223is.pdf |
