US SB3433 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on July 25 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-07-25 - 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 25 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-07-25 - 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
Radio Spectrum Inventory Act of 2012 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), subject to specified national security, classified information, and public safety exceptions, and in consultation with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Office of Science and Technology Policy, to: (1) biennially inventory each radio spectrum band from 300 megahertz to at least 6.5 gigahertz managed by each such agency, including information on the total spectrum authorized for each licensee or federal government user and the approximate number of deployed or authorized transmitters, end-user terminals, or receivers (excluding unintended radiators) in the band; and (2) make the information available to the public on a searchable Internet website.
Title
Radio Spectrum Inventory Act of 2012
Sponsors
Sen. Olympia Snowe [R-ME] | Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2012-07-25 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. |
2012-07-25 | Senate | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5385) |
Same As/Similar To
HB2482 (Related) 2011-08-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
SB455 (Related) 2011-03-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
SB455 (Related) 2011-03-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Subjects
Administrative remedies
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Congressional oversight
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Government information and archives
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Internet and video services
Licensing and registrations
Science, technology, communications
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Congressional oversight
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Government information and archives
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Internet and video services
Licensing and registrations
Science, technology, communications
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/3433/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s3433/BILLS-112s3433is.pdf |