H.R. 707 — 103rd Congress

Emerging Telecommunications Technologies Act of 1993

Originated in the House · Introduced Feb 2, 1993 · Government Operations and Politics

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Mar 3, 1993

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

CRS summary

As of Feb 2, 1993

Introduced in House

Emerging Telecommunications Technologies Act of 1993 - Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to conduct, at least biannually, and to report to specified congressional committees, the FCC, and the Secretary of Commerce annually on, joint electromagnetic spectrum planning with respect to: (1) future spectrum requirements for public and private uses and the allocation actions to accommodate those uses; and (2) actions to promote the efficient use of the spectrum.

Directs the Secretary to submit to the President and the Congress a report identifying bands of frequencies that: (1) are allocated on a primary basis for Government use and eligible for licensing pursuant to the Communications Act of 1934 (the Act); (2) are not required for the present or identifiable future needs of the Government; (3) can be made available for use under the Act (other than for Government stations); (4) are most likely to have the greatest potential for productive uses and public benefits; and (5) will not result in excessive costs to the Government or losses of services or benefits to the public. Prohibits withdrawal of the assignment of frequencies to any Federal power agency.

Requires the Secretary to submit to the Congress a report which makes a preliminary identification of reallocable bands of frequencies.

Directs the Secretary to convene an advisory committee to assist in carrying out this Act.

Directs the President, after receiving the final report, to: (1) withdraw the assignment to a Government station of any frequency which such report recommends for reallocation; (2) withdraw or limit the assignment to a Government station of any frequency which such report recommends be reallocated or made available for mixed use; (3) assign or reassign other frequencies to Government stations as necessary to adjust to such withdrawal or limitation of assignments; and (4) notify the FCC and the Congress of actions taken. Authorizes the President to substitute alternative frequencies in the interest of national defense, important governmental needs, public health or safety, or Federal financial considerations.

Directs the FCC to submit to the President and the Congress a plan for the distribution of the reallocated frequency bands.

Authorizes the President to reclaim reassigned frequencies for reassignment to Government stations. Authorizes appropriations.

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Roll-call votes

1 on record

Mar 2, 1993 · SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS

Full roll call

Passed (410–5)

346 of 430 recorded votes are not yet matched to a member profile.

Yea410: 53 D · 27 R · 1 I

MemberPartyState
SLATTERY, James CharlesKS
MICHEL, Robert HenryIL
RAMSTAD, JamesMN
McCOLLUM, Ira William, Jr.FL
TRAFICANT, James A., Jr.OH
DICKS, Norman DeValoisWA
VALENTINE, Itimous Thaddeus (Tim), Jr.NC
MAZZOLI, Romano LouisKY
HYDE, Henry JohnIL
CASTLE, Michael NewboldDE
FISH, Hamilton, Jr.NY
MANN, David ScottOH
SHEPHERD, KarenUT
BARTLETT, Roscoe GardnerMD
GEKAS, George WilliamPA
WISE, Robert Ellsworth, Jr.WV
SANGMEISTER, George EdwardIL
SKAGGS, David EvansCO
McINNIS, ScottCO
MOLLOHAN, Alan BowlbyWV
WATT, Melvin L.NC
LEWIS, Charles JeremyCA
MCHALE, Paul F., Jr.PA
CANADY, Charles TerranceFL
SWETT, RichardNH
SANTORUM, Richard JohnPA
MCCRERY, James O., IIILA
STUMP, Robert LeeAZ
BALLENGER, CassNC
PICKETT, Owen BradfordVA
BROOKS, Jack BascomTX
MORELLA, Constance A.MD
GILLMOR, Paul EugeneOH
HUGHES, William JohnNJ
BERMAN, Howard LawrenceCA
DARDEN, GeorgeGA
KOPETSKI, Michael J.OR
FOGLIETTA, Thomas MichaelPA
PARKER, MichaelMS
de la GARZA, Eligio, IITX
STARK, Fortney Hillman (Pete), Jr.CA
PORTER, John EdwardIL
LAUGHLIN, Gregory H.TX
GORDON, Barton JenningsTN
GONZÁLEZ, Henry B.TX
HAYES, James AllisonLA
LINDER, John ElmerGA
PICKLE, James JarrellTX
HUFFINGTON, MichaelCA
BUNNING, James Paul DavidKY
GRANDY, Frederick LawrenceIA
CLEMENT, Robert NelsonTN
FRANKS, Robert DouglasNJ
BUYER, Stephen EarleIN
SCHROEDER, Patricia ScottCO
BILBRAY, James HubertNV
KASICH, John RichardOH
ARMEY, Richard KeithTX
OWENS, Major Robert OdellNY
JOHNSTON, Harry A., IIFL
JACOBS, Andrew, Jr.IN
SCHIFF, Steven HarveyNM
PETERSON, Douglas BrianFL
CLINGER, William Floyd, Jr.PA
ROEMER, Timothy JohnIN
SPENCE, Floyd DavidsonSC
MONTGOMERY, Gillespie V.MS
DORNAN, Robert KennethCA
PAYNE, Lewis Franklin, Jr.VA
HUTTO, Earl DewittFL
FRANK, BarneyMA
DOOLITTLE, John TaylorCA
McKINNEY, Cynthia AnnGA
MINETA, Norman Y.CA
HOBSON, David LeeOH
SCHAEFER, DanielCO
COMBEST, Larry EdTX
COLLINS, Barbara-RoseMI
GLICKMAN, Daniel RobertKS
SAWYER, Thomas CharlesOH
OBEY, David RossWI
BONILLA, HenryTX
UNSOELD, JoleneWA
HANSEN, James VearUT
TEJEDA, FrankTX
ARCHER, William Reynolds, Jr.TX
GREENWOOD, James CharlesPA
BARCIA, James A.MI
HOCHBRUECKNER, George JosephNY
TORKILDSEN, Peter GerardMA
WASHINGTON, Craig AnthonyTX
HUTCHINSON, TimothyAR
KENNEDY, Joseph Patrick, IIMA
DERRICK, Butler Carson, Jr.SC
GUNDERSON, Steven CraigWI
MURPHY, Austin JohnPA
FAWELL, Harris W.IL
COLEMAN, Ronald D'EmoryTX
ENGLISH, KaranAZ
NATCHER, William HustonKY
SKEEN, Joseph RichardNM
SOLOMON, Gerald Brooks HuntNY
FAZIO, Victor Herbert, Jr.CA
KENNELLY, Barbara BaileyCT
TANNER, John S.TN
FINGERHUT, Eric D.OH
MARTÍNEZ, Matthew G.CA
SHAYS, Christopher H.CT
McCLOSKEY, Francis XavierIN
CARR, Milton RobertMI
YATES, Sidney RichardIL
BYRNE, Leslie LarkinVA
DEUTSCH, Peter R.FL
FLAKE, Floyd HaroldNY
DANNER, Patsy AnnMO
MANZULLO, Donald A.IL
BARRETT, William E.NE
GEREN, Preston M.TX
BORSKI, Robert Anthony, Jr.PA
INGLIS, Robert DurdenSC
DEAL, John NathanGA
CLAYTON, Eva M.NC
SISISKY, NormanVA
ROSE, Charles Grandison, IIINC
GALLO, Dean AndersonNJ
KLUG, Scott L.WI
MOLINARI, SusanNY
ANDREWS, Thomas HiramME
STUDDS, Gerry EastmanMA
BENTLEY, Helen DelichMD
HOAGLAND, Peter J.NE
RIDGE, Thomas JosephPA
MEYERS, JanKS
TORRICELLI, Robert GuyNJ
LONG, Jill LynetteIN
KREIDLER, Myron BradfordWA
TAYLOR, Gary EugeneMS
KOLBE, James ThomasAZ
KIM, Jay C.CA
ORTIZ, Solomon P.TX
BOUCHER, Frederick C.VA
KNOLLENBERG, JosephMI
CRANE, Philip MillerIL
CLAY, William Lacy, Sr.MO
DELLUMS, Ronald V.CA
OBERSTAR, James LouisMN
COYNE, William JosephPA
BLILEY, Thomas Jerome, Jr.VA
GRAMS, RodMN
LaFALCE, John JosephNY
WILLIAMS, John PatrickMT
MARGOLIES-MEZVINSKY, MarjoriePA
LANTOS, Thomas PeterCA
HOUGHTON, Amory, Jr.NY
LEWIS, Thomas F.FL
HALL, Tony PatrickOH
TOWNS, EdolphusNY
ZIMMER, RichardNJ
WHITTEN, Jamie LloydMS
THOMAS, Craig LyleWY
HEFNER, Willie GathrelNC
TORRES, Esteban EdwardCA
STRICKLAND, TedOH
MURTHA, John Patrick, Jr.PA
LAZIO, Enrico A.NY
FORD, William DavidMI
APPLEGATE, Douglas EarlOH
McHUGH, John MichaelNY
DICKEY, Jay W., Jr.AR
DREIER, David TimothyCA
HINCHEY, Maurice DunleaNY
SNOWE, Olympia JeanME
BAKER, William P.CA
ALLARD, A. WayneCO
HARMAN, Jane L.CA
SCHENK, LynnCA
POSHARD, GlennIL
QUILLEN, James HenryTN
WOOLSEY, Lynn C.CA
HORN, John StephenCA
GILCHREST, Wayne ThomasMD
YOUNG, Charles WilliamFL
HAMBURG, DanielCA
TAYLOR, Charles HartNC
SARPALIUS, WilliamTX
McCURDY, David KeithOK
LaROCCO, LarryID
BACCHUS, JamesFL
MEEHAN, Martin ThomasMA
PACKARD, Ronald C.CA
MOAKLEY, John JosephMA
EMERSON, Norvell WilliamMO
COPPERSMITH, Samuel G.AZ
MINK, Patsy TakemotoHI
FOWLER, Tillie KiddFL
VOLKMER, Harold LeeMO
DeLAY, Thomas DaleTX
ANDREWS, Michael AllenTX
NEAL, Stephen LybrookNC
JOHNSON, Nancy LeeCT
STENHOLM, Charles WalterTX
INSLEE, Jay RobertWA
TAUZIN, Wilbert JosephLA
FRANKS, Gary A.CT
STEARNS, Clifford BundyFL
WELDON, Wayne CurtisPA
SKELTON, Isaac Newton, IVMO
WHEAT, Alan DupreeMO
HEFLEY, Joel M.CO
HAMILTON, Lee HerbertIN
ABERCROMBIE, NeilHI
JOHNSON, Clete Donald, Jr.GA
FROST, Jonas MartinTX
REGULA, Ralph StrausOH
VENTO, Bruce FrankMN
SWIFT, Allan ByronWA
BREWSTER, William K.OK
KILDEE, Dale EdwardMI
COSTELLO, Jerry FrancisIL
ACKERMAN, Gary LeonardNY
SABO, Martin OlavMN
SPRATT, John McKee, Jr.SC
BOEHLERT, Sherwood LouisNY
THURMAN, Karen L.FL
PENNY, Timothy JosephMN
EVERETT, Robert TerryAL
KLEIN, Herbert C.NJ
KLECZKA, Gerald DanielWI
CRAMER, Robert E. (Bud), Jr.AL
LIVINGSTON, Robert Linlithgow, Jr.LA
HANCOCK, Melton D.MO
BARLOW, Thomas J., IIIKY
HOLDEN, Thomas TimothyPA
COLLINS, CardissIL
BATEMAN, Herbert HarvellVA
VUCANOVICH, Barbara FarrellNV
REYNOLDS, MelIL
BEREUTER, Douglas KentNE
SHUSTER, E. G.PA
MEEK, Carrie P.FL
COLLINS, Michael AllenGA
CUNNINGHAM, RandallCA
GEJDENSON, SamuelCT
POMEROY, Earl Ralph, IIIND
ROWLAND, James Roy, Jr.GA
BEVILL, TomAL
DUNN, Jennifer BlackburnWA
LEHMAN, Richard HenryCA
HOEKSTRA, PeterMI
STUPAK, Bart T.MI
MYERS, John ThomasIN
BILIRAKIS, MichaelFL
LINCOLN, Blanche LambertAR
MOORHEAD, Carlos JohnCA
ORTON, WilliamUT
WALKER, Robert SmithPA
RICHARDSON, BillNM
DIXON, Julian CareyCA
CONDIT, Gary AdrianCA
KANJORSKI, Paul E.PA
JEFFERSON, William JenningsLA
MINGE, David R.MN
PAXON, L. WilliamNY
SUNDQUIST, Donald KennethTN
QUINN, John FrancisNY
SMITH, Nick H.MI
SMITH, Neal EdwardIA
THOMAS, William MarshallCA
TALENT, James MatthesMO
MATSUI, Robert T.CA
LEVY, David A.NY
GINGRICH, Newton LeroyGA
SHAW, Eugene Clay, Jr.FL
BONIOR, David EdwardMI
BAESLER, Henry ScottKY
BURTON, Danny LeeIN
SHARP, Philip RileyIN
RAVENEL, Arthur, Jr.SC
LEACH, James Albert SmithIA
MACHTLEY, Ronald K.RI
SYNAR, Michael LynnOK
FILNER, BobCA
EDWARDS, Thomas ChesterTX
MILLER, DanielFL
LIPINSKI, William OliverIL
HASTERT, John DennisIL
ANDREWS, Robert ErnestNJ
STOKES, LouisOH
McMILLAN, John Alexander, IIINC
BROWN, George Edward, Jr.CA
GOSS, Porter J.FL
GEPHARDT, Richard AndrewMO
DIAZ-BALART, LincolnFL
HILLIARD, Earl FrederickAL
WALSH, James T.NY
LLOYD, Marilyn LairdTN
BLACKWELL, Lucien EdwardPA
ENGLISH, Glenn Lee, Jr.OK
THORNTON, Raymond Hoyt (Ray), Jr.AR
BARRETT, Thomas M.WI
GIBBONS, Sam MelvilleFL
BEILENSON, Anthony CharlesCA
OXLEY, Michael GarverOH
McNULTY, Michael RobertNY
GOODLING, William FranklinPA
GALLEGLY, Elton W.CA
GILMAN, Benjamin ArthurNY
NUSSLE, James AllenIA
KLINK, RonaldPA
PAYNE, Donald MilfordNJ
SMITH, Robert FreemanOR
WYNN, Albert RussellMD
HUNTER, Duncan LeeCA
LANCASTER, H. MartinNC
BROWDER, John GlenAL
BAKER, Richard HughLA
BLUTE, Peter I.MA
McCANDLESS, Alfred A.CA
MANTON, Thomas J.NY
ISTOOK, Ernest James, Jr.OK
OLVER, John WalterMA
CHAPMAN, JimTX
PRYCE, Deborah D.OH
ROTH, Toby A.WI
EWING, Thomas W.IL
EDWARDS, William DonlonCA
SAXTON, Hugh JamesNJ
FURSE, ElizabethOR
TUCKER, Walter R., IIICA
Ed PastorDemocratAZ
Anna G. EshooDemocratCA
George MillerDemocratCA
Henry A. WaxmanDemocratCA
Lucille Roybal-AllardDemocratCA
Maxine WatersDemocratCA
Nancy PelosiDemocratCA
Xavier BecerraDemocratCA
Rosa L. DeLauroDemocratCT
Alcee L. HastingsDemocratFL
Corrine BrownDemocratFL
John LewisDemocratGA
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.DemocratGA
Bobby L. RushDemocratIL
Luis V. GutiérrezDemocratIL
Richard J. DurbinDemocratIL
Peter J. ViscloskyDemocratIN
Cleo FieldsDemocratLA
Edward J. MarkeyDemocratMA
Richard E. NealDemocratMA
Benjamin L. CardinDemocratMD
Kweisi MfumeDemocratMD
Steny H. HoyerDemocratMD
John Conyers, Jr.DemocratMI
John D. DingellDemocratMI
Sander M. LevinDemocratMI
Collin C. PetersonDemocratMN
David E. PriceDemocratNC
Frank Pallone, Jr.DemocratNJ
Robert MenendezDemocratNJ
Carolyn B. MaloneyDemocratNY
Charles B. RangelDemocratNY
Charles E. SchumerDemocratNY
Eliot L. EngelDemocratNY
Jerrold NadlerDemocratNY
Louise McIntosh SlaughterDemocratNY
Nita M. LoweyDemocratNY
Nydia M. VelázquezDemocratNY
Marcy KapturDemocratOH
Sherrod BrownDemocratOH
Peter A. DeFazioDemocratOR
Ron WydenDemocratOR
Jack ReedDemocratRI
James E. ClyburnDemocratSC
Tim JohnsonDemocratSD
Jim CooperDemocratTN
Eddie Bernice JohnsonDemocratTX
Gene GreenDemocratTX
James P. MoranDemocratVA
Robert C. "Bobby" ScottDemocratVA
Jim McDermottDemocratWA
Maria CantwellDemocratWA
Nick J. Rahall IIDemocratWV
Bernard SandersIndependentVT
Spencer BachusRepublicanAL
Jon KylRepublicanAZ
Dana RohrabacherRepublicanCA
Edward R. RoyceRepublicanCA
Howard P. "Buck" McKeonRepublicanCA
Ken CalvertRepublicanCA
Ileana Ros-LehtinenRepublicanFL
John L. MicaRepublicanFL
Jack KingstonRepublicanGA
Mike CrapoRepublicanID
Pat RobertsRepublicanKS
Harold RogersRepublicanKY
Dave CampRepublicanMI
Fred UptonRepublicanMI
Howard CobleRepublicanNC
Christopher H. SmithRepublicanNJ
Peter T. KingRepublicanNY
John A. BoehnerRepublicanOH
James M. InhofeRepublicanOK
John J. Duncan, Jr.RepublicanTN
Lamar SmithRepublicanTX
Ralph M. HallRepublicanTX
Sam JohnsonRepublicanTX
Bob GoodlatteRepublicanVA
Frank R. WolfRepublicanVA
F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.RepublicanWI
Thomas E. PetriRepublicanWI

Nay5

MemberPartyState
ZELIFF, William H., Jr.NH
HOKE, Martin R.OH
POMBO, Richard WilliamCA
LIGHTFOOT, James RossIA
HERGER, Walter WilliamCA

Not Voting15: 2 R · 1 D

MemberPartyState
FORD, Harold EugeneTN
ROUKEMA, Margaret ScafatiNJ
McDADE, Joseph MichaelPA
COX, Charles ChristopherCA
BRYANT, John WileyTX
EVANS, Lane AllenIL
DOOLEY, Calvin M.CA
WILSON, CharlesTX
FIELDS, Jack Milton, Jr.TX
ROSTENKOWSKI, Daniel DavidIL
HENRY, Paul B.MI
CALLAHAN, Herbert LeonAL
José E. SerranoDemocratNY
Don YoungRepublicanAK
Joe BartonRepublicanTX

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