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H.R. 998 (109th)

Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2005

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Introduced

1 March 2005

Last action

22 March 2005 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

Sponsors

Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1], Rep. Hulshof, Kenny C. [R-MO-9], Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1], Rep. Rogers, Mike J. [R-MI-8], Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-3], Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR], Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-2], Rep. Bonner, Jo [R-AL-1], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large], Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20], Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2], Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1], Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15], Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2], Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12], Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2], Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6], Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6], Rep. Berry, Marion [D-AR-1], Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3], Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4], Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5], Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large], Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5], Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4], Rep. Davis, Geoff [R-KY-4], Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3], Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5], Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17], Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5], Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2], Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5], Rep. Keller, Ric [R-FL-8], Rep. Sullivan, John [R-OK-1], Rep. Nussle, Jim [R-IA-2], Rep. Osborne, Tom [R-NE-3], Rep. Ferguson, Mike [R-NJ-7], Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7], Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Rep. Jenkins, William L. [R-TN-1], Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6], Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1], Rep. Tanner, John S. [D-TN-8]

Subjects

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5 December 2025

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Summary

Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2005 - Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to revise its regulations to provide that digital audio radio satellite service (DARSS): (1) licensees shall not provide services that are locally differentiated or that result in programming being delivered to consumers in one geographic market that is different from programming delivered in any other geographic market; and (2) repeaters shall be restricted to simultaneously retransmitting the programming transmitted by satellite directly to DARSS subscribers' receivers. Requires the FCC to complete a rulemaking proceeding to determine whether DARSS licensees should be permitted to provide locally oriented services on nationally distributed channels, taking into account, among other things, the ability of such licensees to afford listeners the same emergency and other information as is afforded listeners of local broadcast stations.

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Timeline

  1. 1 March 2005

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 1 March 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 1 March 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 22 March 2005

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

    Source: Committee

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