[RVRC] Amateur Radio Emergency Comm. Enhancement Act

[Marvin Bronstein]

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 From ARRL Headquarters, this announcement about the Amateur Radio Emergency Enhancement Act:


       Amateur Radio Bill Passes Senate, Moves to the House (Dec 15, 2009) -- On Monday, December 14, S 1755 -- The Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act of 2009 -- passed the Senate by unanimous consent; the bill now goes to the House of Representatives  for consideration. Sponsored by Senator Joe Lieberman (ID-CT), and Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), S 1755, if passed, would direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to undertake a study on emergency communications. S 1755 points out that "There is a strong Federal interest in the effective performance of Amateur Radio Service stations, and that performance must be given -- (A) support at all levels of government; and (B) protection against unreasonable regulation and impediments to the provision of the valuable communications provided by such stations."
      Full Story  find at 'ARRL.ORG' 


      Marv, K2VHW