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.

Bill: 118-s-650
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2023-03-02
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Licensing and registrations

Radio spectrum allocation
Latest action: action_date: 2023-03-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-03-02
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill extends through September 30, 2023, the authority of the Federal Communications Commission to conduct auctions for electromagnetic spectrum licenses. (The authority currently expires on March 9, 2023.)</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 650 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 2, 2023 Mr. Rounds introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 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.

1. 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 March 9, 2023 and inserting September 30, 2023 .