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Introduced
01/10/2019
01/10/2019
In Committee
07/15/2020
07/15/2020
Crossed Over
09/24/2020
09/24/2020
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
Don't Break Up the T-Band Act of 2020 Don’t Break Up the T-Band Act of 2020 This bill repeals the requirement for the Federal Communications Commission to reallocate and auction the 470-512 MHz band (referred to as the "T-Band spectrum"). The T-Band spectrum is a frequency range currently utilized by public-safety entities in certain urban areas.
AI Summary
This bill repeals the requirement for the Federal Communications Commission to reallocate and auction the 470-512 MHz band, known as the "T-Band spectrum," which is currently used by public safety entities in certain urban areas. It also amends the Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999 to clarify what constitutes acceptable obligations or expenditures of 911 fees or charges, and establishes an interagency strike force to study how to expeditiously end the diversion of 911 fees or charges by states or taxing jurisdictions.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry, Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (25)
Eliot Engel (D)*,
Michael Doyle (D),
Adriano Espaillat (D),
Josh Gottheimer (D),
Al Green (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Peter King (R),
Conor Lamb (D),
Nita Lowey (D),
Stephen Lynch (D),
Carolyn Maloney (D),
Grace Meng (D),
Seth Moulton (D),
Grace Napolitano (D),
Joe Neguse (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Bill Pascrell (D),
Kathleen Rice (D),
Max Rose (D),
Adam Schiff (D),
Tom Suozzi (D),
Norma Torres (D),
Jeff Van Drew (R),
Nydia Velázquez (D),
Lee Zeldin (R),
Last Action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (on 09/24/2020)
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