House Commerce Committee lawmakers in
both the U.S. House and Senate reached an agreement on a measure to
reauthorize the FCC that also provides a way for the agency to hold more
wireless spectrum auctions. The bill (H.R. 4986) also spurs deployment
of next-generation wireless services and enables more station categories
to be reimbursed for moves, as a result of the TV spectrum channel
repack.
House Energy and Commerce Committee
Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ),
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman John
Thune (R-SD), and Ranking Member Bill Nelson (D-FL) announced on Friday
that the full House will vote on the bill tomorrow. “This
legislation, combining provisions that have previously passed both the
House and Senate, does what no legislation has done in 28 years – it
reauthorizes the FCC and includes provisions that help make sure that
the Commission is transparent, efficient, and ready for the 21st century
communications landscape,” stated Walden, Pallone, Thune and Nelson.
They pledged to work together to ensure the bill is signed into law.
The RAY BAUM’s Act is named for former
House Energy and Commerce Committee Staff Director Ray Baum, who passed
away from cancer last month. The legislation to be considered Tuesday
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