Extending America’s Spectrum Auction Leadership Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7783
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]
Introduced: 2022-05-16
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Radio spectrum allocation
Latest action: action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 29 - 0 .

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-05-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Extending America's Spectrum Auction Leadership Act of 2022</strong></p> <p>This bill extends to March 31, 2024, the authority of the Federal Communications Commission to auction and license electromagnetic spectrum bands. (Under current law, the authority expires on September 30, 2022.)</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7783 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 16, 2022 Ms. Davids of Kansas (for herself, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania , Mr. Welch , and Mr. Johnson of Ohio ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to extend the authority of the Federal Communications Commission to grant a license or construction permit through a system of competitive bidding, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Extending America’s Spectrum Auction Leadership Act of 2022 . 2. Extension of FCC auction authority Section 309(j)(11) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 309(j)(11) ) is amended by striking September 30, 2022 and inserting March 31, 2024 .