3.0.0 415 2023-01-11T13:20:25Z 2023-01-11T13:20:25Z Senate S S 2011-02-17 112 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-02-18T01:58:32Z Spectrum Inventory and Auction Act of 2011 112 911 HR 2011-03-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Related bill CRS Spectrum Innovation Act 112 1622 HR 2011-04-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Related bill CRS Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act 112 28 S 2011-01-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S146-149) Related bill CRS Reforming Airwaves by Developing Incentives and Opportunistic Sharing Act 112 455 S 2011-03-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act of 2011 112 522 S 2011-03-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS 2011-02-17 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2011-02-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. N Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory procedures Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Licensing and registrations Science, Technology, Communications 00 2011-02-17 Introduced in Senate 2011-03-04T15:26:45Z Spectrum Optimization Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish competitive bidding rules for conducting auctions of certain licensed spectrum that a licensee voluntarily relinquishes for assignment of new initial licenses subject to new service rules or for other purposes, in which a portion of the auction proceeds are shared with such relinquishing licensees.

Requires the FCC to commence such auctions (commonly referred to as incentive auctions) within two years after enactment of this Act.

Excludes such proceeds from being deposited in the Treasury under specified provisions.

]]> Spectrum Optimization Act Display Title Spectrum Optimization Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide the FCC with authority to conduct incentive auctions, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Spectrum Optimization Act Introduced in Senate 2011-02-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s415is/xml/BILLS-112s415is.xml 2011-02-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.