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H.R. 3345 · 118th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications

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.

Died in committee29 words Introduced May 15, 2023 · Latest action May 17, 2023

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How far it has goneStopped at 2 of 6 · Died in committee
  1. IntroducedMay 15, 2023 Done
  2. CommitteeDied Jan 3, 2025 Stopped here
  3. House floorNot yet Not reached yet
  4. Senate floorNot yet Not reached yet
  5. Chambers agreeNot yet Not reached yet
  6. PresidentNot yet Not reached yet

What it does

This bill extends through June 30, 2023, the general authority of the Federal Communications Commission to conduct auctions for electromagnetic spectrum licenses. (This authority expired on March 9, 2023.)

Congressional Research Service · summary of “Introduced in House” version · May 15, 2023

Who lobbies on it

1 organization · 3 filings · Q2 2023–Q4 2024

One square per quarter since introduction, oldest left. Filled = named it that quarter.

  1. Ctia: the Wireless Association 2 of 7 quarters
    “General lobbying on the following issues: Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) funding; deployment of FV chips in mobile telephones; accessibility; artificial intelligence; cybersecurity; drones; C-band and altimeters; auction authority extension; comprehensive privacy protections; contraband prison phones; data…”

    Q3 2023 filing · $17.2M lobbying spend in 2023, all issues

Organizations that named H.R. 3345 in a quarterly lobbying report. Covers organizations with a PAC on file; reports from organizations without one aren’t loaded yet. Spend is the organization’s total across all issues: reports don’t split spending by bill. Source: Senate lobbying disclosures (LD-2) from lda.gov; quotes are word for word from the “specific lobbying issues” field.

Actions

5 actions · newest first
  1. May 17, 2023Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
  2. May 17, 2023Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  3. May 15, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
  4. May 15, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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  1. May 15, 2023Introduced in House