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H.R. 1301: Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2016

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H.R. 1301: Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2016

114th Congress · introduced 2015-03-04 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Received in the Senate.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-03-04 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2016

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 9, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2016 (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to amend station antenna structure regulations to prohibit a private land use restriction from applying to amateur radio stations if the restriction: precludes communications in an amateur radio service, fails to permit a licensee of amateur radio service to install and maintain an effective outdoor antenna on property under its exclusive use or control, or is not the minimum practicable restriction to accomplish the lawful purposes of a community association seeking to enforce the restriction. Before installing an outdoor antenna, however, an amateur radio licensee must obtain a community association's prior approval. A community association may: (1) prohibit installations on common property not under the exclusive control of the licensee, and (2) establish installation rules for amateur radio antennas and support structures.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2016

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] · 127 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1301, Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2016 (2016-08-03)

Cosponsors on this site

Joe Courtney (D-CT), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Steve Womack (R-AR), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Peter Welch (D-VT), Sam Graves (R-MO), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Grace Meng (D-NY), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Daniel Webster (R-FL), James A. Himes (D-CT), Roger Williams (R-TX), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX) and 67 more.

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Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr1301 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114