3.0.0 2223 2022-11-01T13:50:29Z 2022-11-01T13:50:29Z Senate S 2019-07-23 116 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-07-23T20:02:49Z 2019-07-23 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2019-07-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000562 Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] Cory Gardner R CO N H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2019-07-23 True R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2019-07-23 True C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2019-07-23 True C001047 Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] Shelley Capito R WV Moore 2019-07-23 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2019-07-23 True D000618 Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] Steve Daines R MT 2019-07-23 True P000612 Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA] David Perdue R GA Alfred 2019-07-25 False Science, Technology, Communications Congressional oversight Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Licensing and registrations Radio spectrum allocation Rural conditions and development Telephone and wireless communication Science, Technology, Communications 00 2019-07-23 Introduced in Senate 2019-08-19T14:09:35Z 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.

]]> AIRWAVES Act Display Title AIRWAVES Act Short Title(s) as Introduced AIRWAVES Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Advancing Innovation and Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Viable Electromagnetic Spectrum Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to facilitate a national pipeline of spectrum for commercial use, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2223is/xml/BILLS-116s2223is.xml 2019-07-23 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.