Skip to content
PoliticalRepoPoliticalRepo

United States · Bill · HR

H.R. 783 (106th)

Amateur Radio Spectrum Protection Act of 1999

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

23 February 1999

Last action

3 March 1999 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.

Sponsors

Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Rep. Shows, Ronnie [D-MS-4], Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9], Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2], Del. Underwood, Robert A. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Baldacci, John Elias [D-ME-2], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO], Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6], Rep. Pickett, Owen B. [D-VA-2], Rep. Cubin, Barbara [R-WY-At Large], Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14], Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8], Rep. Nethercutt, George R., Jr. [R-WA-5], Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4], Rep. Hobson, David L. [R-OH-7], Rep. Oxley, Michael G. [R-OH-4], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Rep. Callahan, Sonny [R-AL-1], Rep. Pryce, Deborah [R-OH-15], Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14], Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Klink, Ron [D-PA-4], Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2], Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9], Rep. Taylor, Charles H. [R-NC-11], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Bentsen, Ken [D-TX-25], Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1], Rep. Schaffer, Bob [R-CO-4], Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Rep. Weldon, Dave [R-FL-15], Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Canady, Charles T. [R-FL-12], Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20], Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2], Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3], Rep. Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2], Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11]

Subjects

Discovery layer

Source updated

20 August 2025

Official sourceDownload fileView documentsShare

Summary

Amateur Radio Spectrum Protection Act of 1999 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), after July 1, 1999, from making any reallocations of amateur radio service and amateur satellite service frequency bands, diminishing the secondary allocations of such bands or making additional allocations within such bands that would substantially reduce their utility unless at the same time the FCC provides equivalent replacement spectrum.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

  1. 23 February 1999

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 23 February 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 23 February 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 3 March 1999

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.

    Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

Documents

3 official files

Introduced in House (text)

View fileDownload file

This file cannot be previewed here. Use View or Download.

Leesvertaling

Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Introduced in House (text)

    Introduced in House · EN · 23 February 1999

    ViewDownloadOpen at official source

  • Introduced in House (PDF)

    Introduced in House · EN · 23 February 1999

    ViewDownloadOpen at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Introduced in House

    summary · EN · 23 February 1999

    Open at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

Sponsors

Showing 48 of 169 sponsors and actors.

Related records

Sources

PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.