S. 3405: Low Power Protection Act
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S. 3405: Low Power Protection Act
117th Congress · introduced 2021-12-15 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Became Public Law No: 117-344.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2021-12-15 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 117-344. (final step reached)
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
Low Power Protection Act
Plain summary
Low Power Protection Act This bill provides for a one-year period during which eligible low-power television stations may apply to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for Class A licenses. To be eligible, a station must serve a media market with a limited number of television households, broadcast a minimum number of hours, and meet other requirements. A low-power station with a Class A license obtains certain broadcast rights, including primary status with respect to its allocation of the electromagnetic spectrum. (Typically, low-power stations have secondary status and may be displaced from their spectrum in the event the FCC reallocates it to a primary user.)
Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · 5 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 3405, Low Power Protection Act (2022-09-21)
Cosponsors on this site
Ron Wyden (D-OR), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Ted Cruz (R-TX)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s3405.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>
Record fed-us-cong117-s3405 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117