[RVRC] FW: ARLB003 New Amateur Radio Bill Introduced in Congress

[E Drew Moore]

From: Christopher Neuwirth [mailto:cneuwirth at cwmcc.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 2:32 PM
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Subject: ARLB003 New Amateur Radio Bill Introduced in Congress

 

ARLB003 New Amateur Radio Bill Introduced in Congress

 

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ARRL Bulletin 3  ARLB003

>From ARRL Headquarters  

Newington CT  January 11, 2011

To all radio amateurs: 

 

SB QST ARL ARLB003

ARLB003 New Amateur Radio Bill Introduced in Congress

 

The Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act, which

died at the end of the 111th Congress, has been reintroduced in the

112th Congress as HR 81. The sponsor is Representative Sheila

Jackson Lee (D-TX-18). The new bill -- which was introduced on

January 5 -- has been referred to the House Committee on Energy and

Commerce.

 

Rep Jackson Lee first introduced the bill -- HR 2160 -- in the 111th

Congress in April 2009. It gained an additional 41 co-sponsors but

did not progress out of the committee of jurisdiction. A similar

bill introduced in the Senate -- S 1755 -- made it all the way

through that body in December 2009, but likewise was not taken up by

the House.

 

The objective of the bill -- which is supported by the ARRL -- is

for the Secretary of Homeland Security to study the uses and

capabilities of Amateur Radio communications in emergencies and

disaster relief and to identify and make recommendations regarding

impediments to Amateur Radio communications, such as the effects of

private land use regulations on residential antenna installations.

 

"We are hopeful that this early start will lead to success in the

new Congress," commented ARRL Chief Executive Officer David Sumner,

K1ZZ.

 

HR 81 can be found on the web in PDF format at,

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr81ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr81ih.pdf.

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