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   ARLB006 Amateur Radio Parity Act Speeds to U.S. House Passage, Heads to U.S.   
   Senate   
      
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   ARRL Bulletin 6  ARLB006   
   > From ARRL Headquarters   
   Newington CT  January 26, 2017   
   To all radio amateurs   
      
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   ARLB006 Amateur Radio Parity Act Speeds to U.S. House Passage, Heads to U.S.   
   Senate   
      
   Just 10 days after being introduced, the 2017 Amateur Radio Parity Act   
   legislation, H.R. 555, passed the U.S. House of Representatives this week on   
   unanimous consent under a suspension of House rules. The bill's language is   
   identical to that of the 2015 measure, H.R. 1301, which won House approval   
   late last summer after attracting 126 co-sponsors, but failed to clear the   
   U.S. Senate last fall as the 114th Congress wound down. The new bill, again   
   sponsored by Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), was introduced on January 13 with   
   initial co-sponsorship by Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT) and Rep. Greg Walden, W7EQI   
   (R-OR), who chairs the influential House Committee on Energy and Commerce.   
      
   H.R. 555 can be found on the web at, https://www.congress.gov/bi   
   l/115th-congress/house-bill/555?r=27 .   
      
   "The grassroots effort of Amateur Radio operators across this nation in   
   support of the Amateur Radio Parity Act has been remarkable, nothing like we   
   have ever seen before," ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, said. "To all   
   hams, keep going! Now is the time to charge forward with that same momentum to   
   the Senate. We can do it!" The bill arrives in the U.S. Senate with ample time   
   in which to garner its approval through an education campaign.   
      
   "We're very encouraged by the speed with which this bill made it through the   
   House. It's amazing that this happened," said ARRL Hudson Division Director   
   Mike Lisenco, N2YBB, who has been at the forefront of the legislative   
   initiative. "With the help of ARRL members, we believe we can get this done,"   
   Lisenco continued. "We came within a hair's breadth last time, with 110,000   
   e-mails to members of both houses of Congress, as well as letters and   
   telephone calls. Member participation in this final push is critical."   
      
   H.R. 555 calls on the FCC to establish rules prohibiting the application of   
   deed restrictions that preclude Amateur Radio communications on their face or   
   as applied. Deed restrictions would have to impose the minimum practicable   
   restriction on Amateur Radio communications to accomplish the lawful purposes   
   of homeowners association seeking to enforce the restriction.   
      
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