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07/11/2016 | House Energy and Commerce Committee Action on Amateur Radio Parity Act Reset for July 12
The full House Energy and Commerce Committee markup of the Amateur Radio Parity Act (H.R. 1301) and four other bills has been rescheduled for July 12.
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06/22/2016 | Amateur Radio Parity Act Set for House Energy and Commerce Committee Markup
The Amateur Radio Parity Act (H.R. 1301) is among five bills that the US House Energy and Commerce Committee has scheduled for a “full committee” markup on June 22 and 23.
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06/07/2016 | ARRL, Community Associations Institute Find Common Ground on Parity Act Language
ARRL and the Community Associations Institute (CAI) — the national association of homeowners associations (HOAs) — have reached consensus on provisions of the Amateur Radio Parity Act, H.R. 1301.
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05/03/2016 | FCC Action Anticipated on ARRL’s “Symbol Rate” Petition for Rule Making
The FCC has put “on circulation” its decision on the ARRL’s Petition for Rule Making (RM-11708), seeking to change the Amateur Service Part 97 rules to delete the symbol rate limit.
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03/24/2016 | ARRL to Review, Evaluate, and Explore Possible Improvements for OO Program
The ARRL Executive Committee has directed the Headquarters staff to “review and evaluate the Official Observer (OO) program, solicit input from the field organization, and explore areas of possible improvement including in the area of training for OOs.”
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01/12/2016 | Amateur Radio Parity Act HR 1301 to Get House Subcommittee Airing
HR 1301, the US House version of the Amateur Radio Parity Act, will be among four communications-related measures set to for a legislative hearing on January 12.
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12/02/2015 | ARRL Reiterates Call for FCC to Make Historical Licensee Data Available
At the request of the FCC, the ARRL on has filed supplemental comments urging the Commission to continue to make available via the Universal Licensing System (ULS) historical Amateur Radio license information not associated with a current licensee or a...
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11/18/2015 | Amateur Radio Parity Act Passes Senate Committee, Gains Cosponsors
The Amateur Radio Parity Act S. 1685 has been endorsed by the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. In the voice vote on November 18, two Senators — Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) — asked to be recorded as voting “no...
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