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   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    
      
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   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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