United States · Bill · S
S. 2223 (116th)
AIRWAVES Act
Introduced
23 July 2019
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Summary
Advancing Innovation and Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Viable Electromagnetic Spectrum Act or the AIRWAVES Act This bill 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.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 23 July 2019
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 23 July 2019
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 23 July 2019
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2223
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/2223