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   ARLB002 Amateur Radio Parity Act HR 1301 to Get House Subcommittee Airing   
      
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   ARRL Bulletin 2  ARLB002   
   > From ARRL Headquarters   
   Newington CT  January 12, 2016   
   To all radio amateurs   
      
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   ARLB002 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 for a legislative hearing on January   
   12 before the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Chairing   
   the panel is US Rep Greg Walden, W7EQI, an Oregon Republican.   
      
   "This New Year we resolve to continue working to protect America's consumers   
   and small businesses," Walden is quoted in a Subcommittee news release. "These   
   bills collectively seek to protect folks from the inappropriate applications   
   of law and misuse of 21st century technology."   
      
   Sponsored by US Rep Adam Kinzinger, an Illinois Republican, HR 1301 would   
   direct the FCC to extend its rules relating to reasonable accommodation of   
   Amateur Service communications to private land-use restrictions, such as deed   
   covenants, conditions, and restrictions. The bill has attracted 116 cosponsors   
   from both sides of the aisle.   
      
   While no one from the ARRL is scheduled to testify in support of the measure,   
   ARRL Hudson Division Director Mike Lisenco, N2YBB, and ARRL General Counsel   
   Chris Imlay, W3KD, are expected to be on hand for the session. The League   
   directly contacted ARRL members in the districts represented on the   
   subcommittee, asking them to contact their members of Congress and urge their   
   support of the bill.   
      
   The US Senate version of the Amateur Radio Parity Act, S. 1685, cleared the   
   Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation last November. It   
   has 3 cosponsors.   
      
   There is more information about the bills on the ARRL Amateur Radio Parity Act   
   web page, located at, http://www.arrl.org/amateur-radio-parity-act .   
      
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